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DC6000 User`s Manual - Empire Instrument Company

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2. User Login Allows users to log in to the system Asks for a user name and password If a user is already logged in it will ask if the user wishes to log out Once logged in a user can operate without being asked for a password at each step Details Here Page 27 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 section 4 Functional Description 4 3 Alarm Event and Activity Logs b lef h k bar bri he E 12 31 2006 10 25 25 Channeli Alarmi Room temp exceeded e gion CEE ea S the Event 12 51 2006 10 25 17 Channela Alarm Boiler pressure m and Alarm logs as shown right 12 31 2006 10 12 45 Channelz Alarmi boiler pressure high 12 31 2006 10 05 05 Channel Alarmi boiler pressure okay Each time this button is pressed it will move through a 12 31 2006 10 00 05 Channel Alarmi flow rate warning While viewing a live display pressing the Events series of logs Event gt Alarm gt Activity Note that the 12 51 2006 09 25 25 Channel Alarmi Room temp exceeder 12 31 2006 09 25 17 Channels Alarmi Boiler pressure 12 31 2006 99 12 45 Channel Alarmi boiler pressure high Activity Log can only be viewed if the user has administrative privileges 12 31 2006 09 05 05 Channel Alarmi boiler pressure okay ie 12 31 2006 09 00 05 Channel4 Alarmi Flow rate warning When in the Event log Activity Log for 12 31 2006 08 25 25 Channeli Alarmi Room temp exceeder Administrators the icon changes to that on the 12 31 2006 08 25 17 Chann
3. alarms or digital inputs External Trigger in their respective setup dialogs or time in this dialog 2 Arm the record mode by pressing the Record Setup icon shown right from the Utility Setup lt A Menu 3 Then press Record Arm on the PTI pop up window Alm Trig This is the Alarm Trigger Record enable If this box is checked any alarm that has been set up to start recording in an alarm condition alarm a record checkbox checked will activate recording when the recording is armed ine 1 y and the alarm record checkbox is check and the alarm is active Once recording starts the minimum record time will be the duration of the alarm condition plus thirty seconds The Alarm must be set up appropriately Ext Trig This is the External Trigger Record enable If this box is checked any external input that has been set up to start recording input defined as record will activate recording when the recording is armed and the input has been defined as record and the digital input is active Once recording starts the minimum record time will be thirty seconds or the duration of the alarm condition whichever is greater Once set up do not forget to Arm the recorder Do not simply start recording as this will override any triggered settings Page 72 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 6 8 Media Alarm The media alarm can be used to alert the user that the media is nearing capacity and needs to be exchanged
4. Noan To metal to a diferent holder erter t below or click Browse i a gt f i Click Next and the installation will proceed Once Folder installation is complete click Close to finish ic Pagan Files DCU Mer DET PM anager Brovte i If you selected the add icon option during installation it will _ Dacs appear on your desktop install DCF T PMarnages tor yoursell ce for anyone who uses the computer Eveqvane Jui me o ces ee Page 97 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication The program is launched from the desktop icon shown right or from the programs menu The program launches the window below FIP Manager 1 0 0 Server IF IP 1192 168 0 156 User Name Password Admin tae a cc gt Ga CF cara lt DIR gt 01 01 98 07 14 CJ AVG8 VAULT 1 7 2008 lt DIR gt O CJ RECYCLE BIN 2 1 7 2008 dat 4 MB 3 3 Config Msi 9 1 8 2008 lt DIR gt Data Backup alandeg lt DIR gt Y DC6FTP Manager ion 30 KB C Diamond 3 Documents and Settings Y Monarch C Delete 8 J MSOCache S webdemo Ga PCB Internal lt DIR gt 01 01 98 O7 C fA Proaram Files TSR AD lt TDTR gt ni ni 9A a7 2 gt Figure 6 5 2 FTP Manager The red numbers are for reference only The software is intended for use with the recorders only it is specific to this task This FTP client is specifically for intranet use but will work over a wide area network glo
5. Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 3 2 EnergySteam This calculated channel computes energy from Steam rather than water It requires an external steam mass flow transmitter connected to an analog input channel It uses external inputs to measure process input and output temperatures and mass flow and uses look up tables Enthalpy Steam Tables and mathematics to compute the energy The formula is basically Energy Mass Flow x Enthalpy Where the Enthalpy is the difference in between inlet and outlet temperatures This calculation is for Steam based systems and uses the Keenan and Keyes Steam tables to derive the Enthalpy Select a channel type of EnergySteam This will bring up Unite Rate the Steam Energy Setup dialog box There are three Mass Flow chani e T per hour y external inputs required by the system two temperatures and mass flow these need to be set up beforehand on the Ups Tan Chanz e individual channels referenced asu Teme chans gt Mass Flow Select the channel the mass flow meter is on and the units the mass flow is measured in using the drop Energy Units down menus Choices are grams kilograms kg pounds ETU hr lb Metric Ton mton 1000kg Short Ton ston US 2000 lb Long Ton liton UK 2240 Ib at a rate of seconds minutes hours or days if these are not your flow measurements you need to prescale this input accordingly Fig 5 17 Steam Energy Setup Supply Return Te
6. Media not Present Once available media has been selected the amount of available free space will be indicated below the Media selection drop down box as Space NNN Mb where NNN is the actual amount of free space on the selected storage media FileName Enter a file name or select an existing file to append to Files have the file type of dat which will be automatically appended if not entered Clicking the FileName window will bring up the File Dialog for the media chosen Note that the filename entered will actually create a session folder and all related files will be stored in this folder sub files created by file break up captured screens 5 6 3 Record Rate Select the sample rate using the Hours Minutes and Seconds drop down lists The fastest sample rate is 10 times a second 0 1 seconds E i 5 z the slowest rate is once a day The example here shows a sample si interval of once per minute Note file size is proportional to sample rate the faster the sample rate the bigger the file Hours Minutes SEC 5 6 4 What to Record Select what to record and how Points is the actual data check the box to record Include w Points the actual point data Alarms will record all alarm conditions and Events are non alarm activities such as Record Start time Check the box alongside each item you Go Go want recorded onto the media 5 6 4 1 Point type Max Min Average The point type allows the user to set up how each
7. The Calculated Channel Setup dialog window has some powerful options The user can set up 6 constants X Y Z 1 J K to be used in the calculation and can define up to 6 functions F1 to F6 The calculation can contain live inputs C01 to C06 Channels 1 to 6 for a 6 channel unit or C01 to C12 Channels 1 to 12 for a 12 channel unit or other defined channels C01 to C18 The icons are defined as FA LO E Delete Button Test Button Clear Button Exit Button Constants This allows the user to set a cja fmcoz 2t1004 003 constant value eg 3 41592 to a variable say X then use this in an equation by simply selecting Tall G ra iJ Funct Set Const the X This is useful for coefficients and the like To set the constant check the Set Const box then touch any of the entry boxes to the right of w the constant buttons Use the numeric keys to a 23 k z enter the value The lt and gt buttons will move o log tan the cursor the Del button will delete the if character to the left of the cursor and Clear aa A AA AA button will erase all digits When complete al UNCHECK the Set Const box You can now use kK the constants by simply selecting the button In Min max avo oe o ma y etine the example shown right pressing the X button Calculated Channel Setup a will insert X into the equation which is equivalent to 3 41592 Figure 5 6 Calculated Channel
8. The alarm needs to be setup before the enable checkbox is checked The setup of the media alarms is Media Nearly Full similar to the setup for any alarm Enable Checkbox If checked the media alarm is enabled if unchecked the alarm is disabled Note to ensure that the media alarm will activate it is necessary to check the Master Enable in the Alarm Master setup co Notify Checkbox If checked the system will attempt to send an email about this alarm condition provided the email is correctly setup Setpoint Alarm when Media is XX full This is the value in percent full at which the alarm will activate Select a value from the pull down menu from 60 to 100 Event Message Enter a message in the entry box up to a maximum of 20 characters which will be appended to the alarm event log message if the Print check box is checked This message will also be appended to the email if the notify box is checked see above Audio File The recorder can play a wav file PCM type only instead of the standard alarm sound These audio files must be saved in the system internal memory SD Card The drop down box shows available files Select the file to be played or leave blank to use the default sound Contact This is the relay output contact that will be activated when the alarm is true You need to have an optional digital IO board in the system which needs to be set up correctly The contact has to be enabled If no contact output i
9. This is the Engineering Units for the channel and defaults to the Channel Setup value It can be changed for this Bar Graph User can enter up to 7 characters Color Used to set the color of the BAR in the Bar Graph widget and defaults to the Channel Setup value It can be changed for this Bar Graph A BackGround Color Used to set the Background color for the Bar Chart and defaults to the Channel Setup value lt can be changed for this Bar Graph Dec Pt Decimal Points Select number of places after the decimal point to display on the Bar Graph widget Scale This is used to customize the local scale on the Bar Chart widget In the above example the input is a y Type Thermocouple which has an actual scale of 346 to 2192 F For this bar chart it has been set to O to 150 to show more detail at the points of interest lt can be changed at any time and only affects this widget Page 58 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Use Chan This button will fetch the original scale values from the Channel Setup information and insert it in the scale information In the above example it will populate the scale with original thermocouple values Once scales are set they remain constants with the widget Any change to the channel will not update the scales It will update everything else The user can update the scales on this widget with this Use Chan nel button Alarms When the Active box is checked the alar
10. allows unique identification of the points gt options are memo time Ymax and Y min See below This is a memo which will be appended in the file Input Panel oe oe Figure 4 12 4 Text Message Editor Trend Name Petes SG CH4 E CH1 Pletal lo E Figure 4 13 2 Browse Display Go Proceed to the next instance of the jump to drop down dialog memo in Figure 4 13 3 Jump Go from Start Start at the beginning of data most recent and proceed to the next instance of the jump to drop down dialog memo in Figure 4 13 3 7 Page 35 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 section 4 Functional Description ad Trace Setup Tapping this icon will bring up the Trace MA Setup screen see Figure 4 13 3 which enables the sp oe ee i00 user to shut off traces on the display Those traces not on the icho CI chor C chs z original trend will be grayed out Check the box next to the trace choz chos chi you want displayed uncheck it to remove the trace from the neo Gl al Sil browse trend Traces can be turned on or off at any time ova a Slider Bar The Slider Bar is used to scroll back and forth meca o ae a through the data buffer Sliding to the chos Jam chiz left brings up older data sliding to the aaa aie ae right brings up newer data To move press the slider with the Ele CI chie Cl ehs gt stylus or finger and drag or tap the bar to the left
11. min if xX these are not your flow measurements you need to Energy Setup prescale this input accordingly wa a a Supply Return Temps Select the channels for temperature measurement of the inlet and outlet points for system temperatures Temperatures can be in either F or C The unit will adapt for hot or chilled water systems accordingly Note the Supply Cold and Hot radio buttons can be used to reverse the Supply and Return temperatures Fig 5 16 Energy Setup Energy Units Select the resulting units for display options are BTUs Watts or Joules at varying rates Density The density is that of the water and it is depends on the pressure and temperature lt can be calculated or manually entered In order to calculate it you need to enter the following before calculating Pressure Enter the water pressure in the units selected Check PSI or bar or KPA Temperature The temperature can be entered manually or can come from an input channel From the drop down menu choose MAN to manually enter the temperature or choose an input channel to be used for temperature and select the engineering units degF or degC To calculate the density once the pressure and temperature have been entered press the a Ha calculate button If manually entering the density select the engineering units from the drop down menu Apply Save the values and exit Cancel Exit without making any changes Page 51 11 09 2010 REV 1 10
12. to pin 5 for RS485 communication Use the provided adapter for RS485 communication Page 24 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 4 Functional Description 4 1 Display Elements Digital Display Live Display 95 9 a Area Boiler 4 psi ps _ Bar Graph ara Task Bar Figure 4 1 Typical Display A Typical display on the recorder is shown above The actual content of the window will vary according to what has been set up by the user The display has two parts to it the Task Bar along the bottom of the screen and the Live Display Area which is the rest of the screen On power up the Live Display Area will show the default screen as set up in the Rotate List 4 1 1 Live Display Area The Live Display Area shows combinations of trends and widgets as set up by the user in the Display Builder and enabled in the Rotate List Setup Tapping the Task Bar along the bottom of the screen will bring up the next Display View as defined in the Rotate List There are three basic styles of widgets viewable in the display bar graphs digital displays and trends For additional information on creating Live Displays see Display Builder and Rotate List in Section 4 The display is active and much of the display area will react to taps on the screen Tapping the Task Bar will cause the live display to move to the next display assuming you have set up more than one in the Rotate List Double tapping the Digital Display or the scale on the Bar Cha
13. 1 the total amount of time the temperature measured by this point is above or below a certain level a Conditional point can be programmed to be TRUE Reset Syne 3 00 32 pm ae me A only when the temperature is above or below a set level A Gated timer point can then be programmed Base Paint cH 06 Reset Print to be turned ON only when the Conditional point is in the TRUE state The Gated timer point will then Power Up Reset only be timing when the temperature is above or below a set level The timer will continue to ooo am A accumulate time in seconds each time it is turned om on The Gated timer point can be reset at programmable time intervals and alarms can be set to alarm if the timer total goes above a programmed time interval in seconds Figure 5 9 Gated Timer Setup The Gated Timer Setup dialog window is shown in above right There are several options Auto Reset If this box is unchecked the Timer will run continuously unless External Reset is enabled If the Auto Reset box is checked then the timer will reset at the reset interval Ext Reset Enable This is the External Reset If this box is checked the timer will be reset by an external event via the digital inputs Note an optional digital l O card must be present in the system AND the designated input must be programmed as a timer reset for this to work Page 46 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Ext Reset Point This indi
14. 1 JUMPER UNDER a CHANNEL 7 TO 12 g DAUGHTER BOARD A hg Neh y TEF lii sE if e y de y AG gt AE P4 CHANNEL 6 JUMPER Fig B 2 Analog Module Page 110 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Appendix B Digital Input Voltage Adjustment B 2 DIGITAL IO MODULE The digital IO module accepts 2 to 6 digital inputs depending on options By default these inputs are set up to accept input voltages from 12 to 24 volts dc The user can change the input voltage range to 5 to 12 volts dc by moving jumpers internally on the module This involves removing the digital IO module from the recorder To do this remove the screws marked B in Figure B 1 and gently pull the module from the enclosure Note that the rear panel is loose and not connected to the circuit board Once the module is removed identify the jumpers as shown in Fig B 4 Note that there could be up to 6 jumpers present The jumper locations are as follows 2 Input Board P2 Input 1 P3 Input 2 Jumpers correspond to inputs from right to left when looking at the terminal block side of the board Jumpers are shown in position 1 2 The links are as follow Position 2 3 12 to 24Vdc Input Position 1 2 5 to 12Vdc Input Set the jumpers as required and reinstall the board into the recorder chassis Take care to align the connector with the socket before applying pressure to the board Replace the panel and the screw 5 gt gt Y Ea Ny gt SS F
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16. 3 3 When set to MANual the first channel will have its scale displayed and will not rotate Scales can be rotated by pressing the bar below the trend Setting Scale to ALL puts up all channel indicators and the scale is permanently set at 0 to 100 No Channel number is displayed on the bar Trend Mame Figure 5 3 4 Trend Scale Setup Dwell This is the time period in seconds that a displayed scale will remain in view before switching to the next Only applies if AUTO is selected for Scale above Setup Opens Trend Setup window see below Oo Exit Returns to Trend display 5 3 4 1 Trend Setup Window The Trend Setup dialog window is shown in at right Enable Update Multiple channel information as well as general Trend seconds display information is set up on this screen EEE Style FULL Trend 7 Enable If this box is checked the Trend is enabled if oa a this box is unchecked the Trend is disabled and will sl ig indicate OFF in the Trend Name area Update This is the screen update rate in seconds and determines the speed of the Trends A new point is added and the trend advances by 1 pixel each Update Rate which can be 0 10 seconds to 9999 seconds 10 times a second to once every 2 7 hours kihe IIT a 1 2 34567 8 9 1011121314151617 18 Background Color This is the background TREND SETUP zi color of the chart Set it so that it contrasts with the colors set for the Trends Black Trends on a a
17. 53 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Widgets are selected as follows Place Digital display either full size 2x2 or half size 2x1 Place Bar Graphs horizontal full 6x1 or half 8x1 or vertical full 1x8 or half 1x4 HARAN Place Trends horizontal full 6x8 two thirds 4x8 or half 3x8 and vertical full 6x8 or half 6x4 Place graphics or set background colors When placing a widget the system will attempt to put it at the block you tap if space is available It will move it to fit otherwise you will get an error tone and nothing will be placed As widgets are placed on the palette they need to be defined They have to be associated with a channel have colors defined and have scales set where necessary This can be done as the widget is placed or can be edited using the Edit buttons For details on configuring the widgets see the setup information for Digital Display Bar Charts or Trends below Widgets already placed can be moved or deleted The display can be named or renamed and saved and the whole process can be aborted by pressing the Cancel button 5 2 2 Editing Once widgets are placed the following buttons can be used to edit the display Delete Will delete a widget Press the Delete button then tap the widget you want i364 to delete Edit Allows a widget to be edited Press the Edit button then tap the widget you want to edit The widget edit w
18. 7 Log In 4 8 Display Utilities E The Display Utility menu allows the user to control the display brightness and background color Enter this dialog by tapping the icon shown left in the System Utility Menu 4 8 1 Display Brightness The display brightness can be set at varying levels either continuously or can be set to dim after a preset time Refer Time Out Dim Level Normal Level to 3 11 There are two sliders Dim Level and Normal 2 pa zien Ler High Level Minutes J The Dim Level is the level the display will dim to after the Time Out which is selected in the dropdown box to the left Enang of the Dim Level slider bar It is shown as 2 minutes in Figure 4 8 In order for the Dim Level Time Out to be active you need to check the Enable box To set the Dim Level place the stylus on the slider bar and drag the pointer or tap the slider bar The display brightness will alter in real time Select the required level DISPLAY SETUP Ea The Normal Level setting will be the default brightness of El g the display To change the brightness place the stylus on the slider bar and drag the pointer or tap the slider bar The display brightness will alter in real time Select the required level Figure 4 8 Display Setup After the preset period of inactivity the display will dim to the Dim Level setting Any screen touch activity will restore the normal level of brightness Page 31 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 section 4 F
19. Activity Logs This feature allows the user to export the internal system activity logs to removable media for archiving for analysis purposes or delete them to clean up the system Alarm log o ER Event log From the Admin menu tap the System Activity Log Archive button shown here Activity log Activity Log Enable when this box is checked the unit will track all activity that takes place in the recorder whether directly from the front panel or remotely over the Ethernet There are four files folders that can be exported or deleted Alarm Event and Activity logs are described in Section 4 3 above Activity Data is the configuration files that are generated when a user logs in or out and are used to track changes made to the system configuration Fig 5 7 5 1 System Activity Logs To erase the logs select those you wish to erase by checking the boxes alongside them and AE press the erase button shown right Caution This process is permanent Always save the files to removable media before erasing if you require this information To export save the logs check the boxes alongside the files you wish to export save and press ay 3 the save file button shown right This will bring up the Log File Save dialog window shown below Media Media Use this dropdown menu to select the desired fusem SCO destination media Folder Archive 3 Folder Choose an existing folder or name a new one in this
20. Ext Reset Enable This is the External Reset If this box is checked the count will be reset by an external event via the digital inputs Note an E 01 y f larma e optional digital I O card must be present in the system AND the designated input must be Reset Print programmed as a count reset for this to work PULSE COUNT SETUP J Z E Reset Point This indicates which external digital L El 2 E input will reset the Totalizer when Ext Reset Enable Figure 5 14 Pulse Count Reset Setup above is checked and the digital input is enabled The digital input needs to be programmed as a Count Reset type Reset Intrvl This is the Reset Interval This is the time in days hours minutes and seconds between total resets when Auto Reset is checked The example above will reset the Total every 5 minutes Reset Sync If the Sync Enabled checkbox is checked the Count will reset the first time it reaches the set time This allows the user to synchronize the reset to a known time This also allows several channels to be synchronized together if the Reset Sync time is set to the same for all This time is ignored if the enable box is not checked Reset Print When this box is checked each time the total is reset the information will be Reset appended to the alarm event log time and total Print Alarm condition selected In this case when Channel 1 Alarm 1 is active the Total will be reset jor y am y Apply Save the valu
21. FTP Manager The FTP Manager is used to transfer files between your ML LS na Lhe local PC and a remote recorder FTP is short for File Fiaure 621 ETP Launch Page Transfer Protocol a standard for file transfer over the internet If you proceed to the browser based FTP File Manager you will need to have or get the Java file in order for the program to work If you do not have the Java program you will not see the FTP Manager but will see the button Click this to go the Java com site and click the free download button This may take time depending on your connection speed Once downloaded you may get several warning notices or security warnings You need to accept or run the programs in ee eee order for the site to operate properly m Nare Product Name Mikha Vibra Tech Software Ena internet Explorer Security Warming Warning Security The appicahon s digital signature has been venfied Do you want to rum the app cation Once the program has been downloaded and installed you should not see these messages the next time you run the web browser If installed correctly or if it already exists you will see a popup box asking for a user name and password Note that you need to enter the Admin password to access the FTP File Manager as shown below S Password Required You will always see the Java download engine loading the application before you are asked for the password to access the recorder FTP
22. Jacks for Microphone In Line In and Line Out 3 9 Mouse and Keyboard Connection The keyboard mouse connector is a 6 pin mini din socket that permits connection to an external mouse and or keyboard A standard PS2 mouse will plug directly into this socket a PS2 keyboard needs an adapter Connections are as follows Pin Direction Description 4 Out V for Keyboard Mouse 3 Out Supply Common for Keyboard Mouse 1 In Out Mouse Data Line 5 In Mouse Clock Line 2 In Out Keyboard Data Line 6 In Keyboard Clock Line Figure 3 14 KEYBOARD MOUSE Figure 3 15 An adapter is available that converts the single Mini Din Socket to two separate sockets one for the mouse and one for the keyboard Page 23 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation 3 10 24Vdc Isolated Output Option The Isolated 24Vdc Output is an option that provides 24 Volts DC 100 milliamps to power external current loop sensors The output is isolated to 1000 volts from all internal voltages and ground The output is also protected against short circuit The output is polarized and is marked for positive and negative This option is field installable 24VDC OUT Figure 3 16 3 11 Isolated Serial Interface Option A standard DB9 Female connector is required for the RS232 to connect to an IBM PC compatible computer using a null modem cable The _ RS232 interface can support cable runs up to 50 feet 16 m The RS485 EN q
23. Low Scale to the left and High Scale to the right that will be used for this channel on the Trend display These can be preset by selecting Use Channel Scale or Use default Scale as defined above or they can be totally customized by tapping in the respective box and entering the value required Active If this box is checked the channel will appear on the Trend if this box is unchecked the channel will not be displayed on the Trend lt 8 Setup Pressing this button opens the Channel Setup window This allows changes to be made to the channel settings which will affect ALL trends and widgets using this channel Alarms Enable alarms for this channel if checked disable them if unchecked The Master Enable and Channel enable must be active in order for alarms to work BERS Color Set the color for this channel on this Trend only Trend Name Enter up to 20 characters to uniquely identify the Trend display This appears on the bottom left of the display screen see Figure 5 3 4 Channel List Use these checkboxes to add or remove channels from the Trend Channels are enabled with their system setup parameters as set in Channel Setup These parameters can be overridden as described above Cancel Discard all settings and exit Accept Exit with settings intact Page 62 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 4 Alarms A total of five Alarms can be set for each channel programmed T
24. Mil aa mya E 1 E a B a E a 4 5 5 Ree E a 8Y 3 3 8 B a E a TONO 2 DS SONY Re AN aa aaa SAR A Me mm FIN IN IN COM IN IN COM IN IN COM IN on IN IN COM IN IN COM FIN CHAN 7 CHAN 8 CHAN 9 HANA CHAN 11 CHAN 12 AN AN CH cH Nain 7N E p IN poao mooi A w NY Se E a a A ENT ENA NG ae E ET EEES H AN es a Yy SARA ARA RO RR RAN SY 02M gt gt RA 4RM FIN IN IN COM IN IN COM IN IN COM IN IN Naas IN IN COM IN IN COM FIN CHAN 1 CHAN 2 CHAN 3 CHAN CHAN 5 CHAN 6 VAN TI 4 St TI Te St TH TI y y Ti TU aay coer H H re St TT oo NY 910 O 0 010 910 O 0 0 0 Se pe 01010 DHOO ajojeje EE RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY i RELAY RELAY RELAY jj RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY jj RELAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 DIGITAL 1 DIGITAL 2 AUDIO KEYBOARD USB OUT MOUSE TN 7 MASTER A Tr T 2 f 2 N lo N poe ACRI JAN ER E L OOOO IA elle a oa os A E A C 7 Jf NM O Ml ko o Ko BA RS232 485 E E ETHERNET Hazardous potentials may exist on signal input terminals which are floating with respect to case ground These hazardous potentials may be on the rear terminal panel of your Any voltage potential at the signal source will exist on the instrument s respective signal input terminal i e power generator stator winding The analog inputs can sustain up to 1500 Volts with re
25. Registry Once beyond this step the file dialog box shown below right will appear Select the media from the Media dropdown box Note that CF Card is the compact flash card USB B SPLASH JPG Media HD is the front USB port USB HD2 is the rear USB pu El ARCHIVE ZIP LISA HD port and Internal is the system memory AND Dc 100 EXE SHOULD NOT BE USED TO REFLASH the unit z E BOOTEX LOG FileName E ME BIN Browse to the file NK BIN that you previously loaded Sl nea onto a USB Drive or Compact Flash card and select El weird message it or enter the name into the FileName space E E ALARMS VA of RecO1 bet Press the Accept Y Button This will replace the Z entire contents of non volatile memory with a new image This is equivalent to formatting the hard drive on your PC and reinstalling everything DO NOT RESET and DO NOT REMOVE POWER while this operation is in process Once you select this option a file browse window will pop up Navigate to the file NK BIN and press okay A window will pop up showing the progress of a series of operations When completed you will be required to Reset or Power Cycle the recorder to restart the system Remove the AC mains cable and reinsert it or push the reset button to restart The unit will have to then be set up from new See Section 2 7 QUICK START GUIDE Figure 5 7 12 Reflash File Dialog Page 87 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication There
26. Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 3 1 Energy This is another case of a special calculation channel for calculating energy in hot or chilled water systems For Steam see below lt uses external inputs to measure process input and output temperatures and flow and uses look up tables Enthalpy Steam Tables and mathematics to compute the energy The formula is basically Energy Mass Flow x Enthalpy Where Mass Flow is the Flow x Density and the Enthalpy is the difference in Enthalpy between inlet and outlet temperatures This calculation is for hot chilled water based systems and uses density calculation for water and the Keenan and Keyes Steam tables to derive the Enthalpy Select a channel type of Energy This will bring up the Energy Setup dialog box There are three external Flow chant y sem cum ae inputs required by the system two temperatures and Supply Temp Chanz y Supply flow these need to be set up beforehand on the A fore Chans y Cold Hot individual channels referenced An additional c temperature to control density can be used see below pr jo 975 folema lie 3 z gt TER 3 PALA see a Arnee i aime db Ear LDA oe i y ps Th EFPL DA 154 oe Se s at PERA res TAN Flow Select the channel the flow meter is on and the T ve ra units the flow is measured in using the drop down sef Temp 7s Man y Joecc y menus Choices for flow are GPM m hr and ft
27. The Rotate List Setup dialog window has two columns the Rotate List column contains the active displays that will be viewed the Displays column contains all the current displays in the system The display view at the top of the Rotate List Test in the example is the default display that will show when the unit is powered up Subsequent displays in the list will show each time the Task Bar is pressed in the order listed To remove all displays from the Rotate List press the Double Right arrow button To remove a display from the Rotate List highlight it then press the Right arrow button To add a display to the Rotate List highlight it in the Displays column and press the Left arrow button To change the order in the Rotate List highlight a display name by tapping it then use the up arrow button to move that display upwards ar To DELETE a display in the Displays column highlight it by tapping the display name then press B the Delete button Note Once a display is deleted there is no way to recover it Auto Rotate If this box is checked then the displays will automatically rotate in the order listed in the Rotate List from top to bottom Each display will remain for 30 seconds before the next one shows To exit without changing anything press the Cancel button X To exit and keep any changes press the Accept button Y Upon exit the unit has to rebuild the display list The status of the rebuild is indicated below the Del
28. a file called the configuration file which is physically named config xml This file is reasonably human readable and is in XML Extensible Markup Language format This file resides in the recorder s internal memory and is portable On start up the recorder loads this file and configures itself accordingly There can be numerous configuration files in the recorder however only one can be called config xml See the Configuration Manager on page 29 If no configuration file is present at startup the unit will create one which will have minimal functionality The most basic setup needs to define the inputs create a display and set up a recording You may need to set the time and calibrate the touch screen The setup can then be extended to include alarms contact outputs requires an optional digital I O module digital inputs various display options and conditional events like recording on alarm or sending emails The first thing to do is to browse this manual to get some idea of the features of the unit The following will steer you to various sections based on a quick set up Help is available at each screen and you should see the section on keyboarding before you start anything Naming the Recorder You should give the recorder a unique name to identify it such as Soap Plant Boiler This is known as the Unit Tag and Is entered in the System Setup window Analog Setup You will then need to set up the analog inputs to meet the requiremen
29. alarm and event data for the record session if this has been enabled The file size is dynamic and depends on how many channels are being recorded the record rate samples second and how active the data is static data results in reduced file size lt is not unusual for active data recorded at high speeds to result in large files Any annotations should be saved in this folder they save as bmp files to keep all record session information together The dat files can be transported or moved using the FTP manager and can be analyzed on the PC using the Exhibitor software 2 5 3 Activity Configuration Files The activity configuration files are saved when the Activity Log check box is checked in the System Activity Logs Archive Menu The Activity Configuration Logs are stored in the Activity Folder in internal memory SD Card These files are used for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance The files are created whenever a user logs on or logs off Using the Exhibitor software an administrator can print out a report of all changes made by that user during the time they were logged into the recorder The files created are in the form user date sequence start config and user date sequence end config and are xml types These files can be exported or delected from the recorder using the System Activity Logs Archive Menu The Administrator should purge these files periodically to free up space 2 5 4 Miscellaneous Log Files The recorder
30. alphanumeric characters to uniquely identify the channel Up to 8 characters can be entered Eng units Enter up to eight alphanumeric characters to indicate the engineering units for the channel Up to 7 characters can be entered Note Setting up the channel will default to engineering units for the type selected Dec Pt Decimal Points Select number of places after the decimal point to display Scale This is used to customize the scale on trends and bar charts to something other than the default For example in Figure 5 2 above the Linear 12 volt range has been selected The scales will default to 0 6 12 as shown If the input range of interest were 5 to 10 volts you could set the low mid and high scales to 5 7 5 and 10 respectively Reset Use this button to set the Average Maximum and Minimum Reset See below Colors Use this to set up the channel colors for the digits bar and trend in the widgets See FEO Widgets for more detail EA BackGround Use this button to set up the channel background colors for the bar and digit widgets KA Apply Save these changes and exit le Cancel Exit without saving the changes Page 40 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 2 1 MIN MAX AVG RESET Each channel calculates the MINimum MAXimum and AVeraGe values of the input value In addition calculated channels can use a combination of maximums minimums and averages How and when these values are reset
31. any scaling or linearization as required by user programming and holds it in a buffer for use by the rest of the system This process has the highest priority and runs irrespective of whatever other activity is going on in the recorder Data is fed on demand to the following Data Storage Manager receives data at a rate set by the user for recording to the media The media is selected by the user compact flash USB device or internal memory SD card The data is buffered till there is a suitable amount and is then flushed to the selected media Display amp Keyboard Manager receives data at a rate to satisfy the displays setup by the user trends digital or bar graphs Alarm Event Manager receives all data required to do comparison to any user set up alarm If any alarm is exceeded the Alarm Event Manager will perform the required user set action including sounding the alarm closing any contacts updating the display initiating an email and making an entry in the log System Manager receives all data required to keep the various communications servers up to date This includes the web Modbus and OPC servers and ftp data files Page 2 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview The Data Manager is also controls the Analog Inputs calibration process This is a privileged operation and allows an administrator to recalibrate the conversion factors and offsets on the various inputs and their associated ranges All units are shipped fully c
32. are various ways to communicate remotely with the recorder The Ethernet port can be used to communicate on a network or via the World Wide Web Both HTTP and FTP protocols There are various means of doing this as simply as using a web browser or using third party software using either the OPC Open Connectivity protocol or Modbus both of which are supported by the recorder The slave USB port on the rear of the unit can be used to communicate with a local PC using Microsofts ActiveSync An optional isolated serial port is available which supports the RS232 and RS485 standards In order to run the web services you need to know the IP Address of the recorder This will have been set in the Network Settings and may be user assigned or assigned by the network using DHCP To see the local IP Address use the System Information button in the Setup menu If the recorder is on a wide area network you will have to use this Internet Address to access the unit The recorder reserves ports or sub addresses which it uses for various services Some of these are global standards others are specifically reserved This is important if you are going to make the unit accessible globally and have a firewall or other router between the recorder and the outside world Typically one would use a feature of the router known as port forwarding the exact method is router specific and if this is what you want to do contact your IT department or consult the router man
33. at the log in screen The unit also saves a copy of the configuration file when the user logs in and when the user logs out This way a complete activity log can be generated by the accompanying Exhibitor software comparing the two configuration files and all parameters changed can be reported 2 11 2 Remote Access Passwords The user can access the recorder remotely using various methods Each method is protected by a unique password The passwords need to be set up by the Administrator in the System Administrative Menu as follows USB Access Password optional When accessing the unit via the USB Connection using ActiveSync or Vista Mobile Manager the Administrator can set an optional password which needs to be entered from the remote computer before access is allowed This password is set in the Set ActiveSync Password menu HTTP Access Password required When accessing the web server using the Ethernet and a browser the user has to provide a password There are two levels of password Admin and User Users can view the web pages but only Admin can perform remote functions These passwords are set in the Web User Manager and the Administrator user name HAS to be Admin FTP Access Password Required This is the same password used for system access User access is permitted and restricted files can be downloaded Admin access is unlimited Remote Control over Ethernet Password Required These are the same user names and passwords
34. can become quite complex Individual channel resets of these values are set using the Reset setup dialog by pressing the button shown right This will Reset bring up the Min Max Avg Reset dialog box This enables the Min Max or Avg values to be reset periodically upon an external event or upon an alarm event Auto Reset Enable If this box is unchecked the Min Max Avg will calculate continuously unless External Reset Enable is checked If the Auto Mm NONE Reset Enable box is checked then the values will a mal psa mal J ES reset at the Reset Interval o E 1E oF oF Ext Reset Enable This is the External Reset Reset Print enable If this box is checked the max min avg values will be reset by an external event via the Power Up digital inputs Note an optional digital I O card Reset must be present in the system AND the Monthly designated input must be input is enabled The Reset digital input needs to be programmed as a MinMaxAvg type Select the External input to use from the drop down menu eal nibs GMS WEIS aE I wa S o Fig 5 3 Min Max Avg Reset Setup Reset Intrvl This is the Reset Interval This is the time in days hours minutes and seconds between timer resets when Auto Reset is checked In the example the min max or avg will be reset every 1 hour Reset Sync If the Sync Enabled checkbox the max min or avg will reset the first time it reaches the set time This allows the user to synchron
35. codes are as follows COUNTRY NEUTRAL RET LINE HOT GROUND EEC Figure 3 7 shows the ground lug on the rear panel This screw terminal must be connected to an earth wire which in turn is connected to the ground or earth of the AC power distribution system This unit is equipped with an AC mains fuse internally If this fuse should blow it generally Figure 3 7 indicates a serious problem with the recorder THE FUSE SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED BY AN OPERATOR The fuse is a quick acting 5 x 20mm type 2 0 Amps 250 VAC I Page 18 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation 3 4 3 Signal Input Wiring instrument Measurement Categories Il Ill and IV The recorder accepts up to twelve direct inputs the rear panel Inputs can be mixed in any combination of thermocouple RTD milliamps millivolts volts or contact inputs In addition channels 1 and 6 and optionally 7 and 12 can accept frequency inputs via an additional terminal There is a common ground lug marked with a 4 for connection of signal cable shields or screens IN Uy f XQ Be m DAKE S77 AM 24VDC OUT Ta O Le OFF ON BATTERY BACKUP N 90 240 VAC 35 VA
36. daylight savings information Section 5 7 3 Rev 1 00 3 04 16 09 AJW Added Measurement Category and Transient Overvoltage to Appendix A Correct DC spec Section 3 1 6 Rev 1 00 4 05 10 09 AJW Added Measurement Category Exclusions per UL Removed 125V DC spec Section 3 1 6 Rev 1 00 5 12 20 09 AJW Added new features Section 4 TC remote compensation Energy Moving Averages Section 5 FTP server upload Fixed other sections as dictated by new software upgrades email system setup Rev 1 01 0 08 11 2010 AJW Added new features Energy Section 5 3 1 changes to menu setups and other sections as dictated by new firmware upgrades Rev 1 10 11 09 2010 AJW Added features to Energy Section 5 3 1 and Browse Cursor Section 4 13 3 Page 112 11 09 2010 REV 1 10
37. file The configuration files are in a folder of the same name in the ConfigFiles directory and contain all the set up elements of the recorder and is transportable See Configuration Files for detail Configuration files are in xml format and are human readable and can be edited by any xml editor There must always be a config xml displays xml file in the internal memory to ensure proper operation of the unit This is the file loaded at start up If a config xml file is not found the unit will start up but will not be fully configured Pressing the icon shown will pop up the Config File window as shown on the right Select the operation you require a CH Load This enables the user to load a new configuration A file browse window coe will pop up below showing the configuration files available Select the configuration you want by tapping on it and press okay Note This will load the new config file and the recorder will restart The old configuration settings will be overwritten x y CONFIG FILE Pumphouse Media J Mixer internal y Save This enables the current FileName settings to be written out to the existing config xml the file will be overwritten or you can assign a new name and location for it Note This new configuration will not load on startup unless it is called config xml and resides in internal memory Clear This will clear the configuration file and set it to a minimally fun
38. is enabled is reset to zero and the totalization calculation begins again However a Low flow cutoff provision prevents totalization on flow rates that meet or fall below the cutoff point The data will also be recorded to disk if Alarm Event logging is enabled The Totals are non volatile unless the Auto reset option is active The Totalize Setup dialog window is shown right There are several options EN o Eo Es E E 3 15 00 PM ES Auto Reset If this box is unchecked the Totalizer will run continuously unless External Reset is enabled If the Auto Reset box is checked then the totals will reset at the reset interval once the start time has been met Reset Print Flow Rate Minute Base Point cH 02 y yo ifam 7 TOTALIZER SETUP HA Ext Reset Enable This is the External Reset If this box is checked the total will be reset by an external event via the digital inputs Note an optional digital I O card must be present in the system AND the designated input must be programmed as a totalizer reset for this to work Reset Point This indicates which external digital input Figure 5 10 Totalizer Setup will reset the Totalizer when Ext Reset Enable above is checked and the digital input is enabled The digital input needs to be programmed as a Totalizer Reset type Reset Intrvl This is the Reset Interval This is the time in days hours minutes and seconds between total resets when A
39. is the Ambient Temperature Compensation adjust and is used to compensate for Sn adverse environments when using thermocouples This feature is entered from the system admin menu by pressing the icon shown right At the terminal blocks where the thermocouples connect to the recorder there is a new thermocouple junction introduced which can affect the reading There is a sensor there measuring the ambient temperature at the terminals and is used to compensate for any offset that may result In certain circumstances the ambient temperature may not be able to adequately compensate for external temperatures resulting in an error in the readings Selecting this option from the menu will pop up the Ambient Temp Compensation box shown right This box can be moved by tapping and holding the blue bar while dragging the window The user can view the o F peo live thermocouple data while adjusting the compensation and can see the actual compensation value in the box below the Deg F checkbox ffset ao Use the Offset dropdown box to adjust the reading by up to 3 degrees in 0 5 increments in either Centigrade if the Deg F checkbox is unchecked or Fahrenheit if the Deg F checkbox is checked Update button make the adjustment Done button exits the window Ambient Temp Compensation 5 7 2 System Setup The System Setup allows the administrator to adjust some basic settings of the unit like Unit Tag This feature is entered from the system admi
40. module is available with either 6 or 12 inputs and accepts dc inputs up to 25 volts These inputs are isolated from each other and ground and are truly differential In addition channels 1 6 7 and 12 have an isolated frequency inputs which allows the unit to measure frequency to 10 000 Hz Between the terminal blocks is the ambient temperature sensor for thermocouple compensation Page 6 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 4 3 Input Output Module The input output module is optional and provides potential free relay contacts and isolated digital inputs 2 4 4 Computer Interface The bottom of the rear panel is the computer interface At the bottom right hand corner is a small cover secured by a screw This is the internal memory expansion slot it takes standard secure digital memory cards Above this are the two USB ports the type A port to the left is a master port and the type B port is a slave port These are mutually exclusive ports and the user needs to select which port will be active This is done by using the small slide switch on the underside of the unit indicated but not shown in Figure 2 4 above Slide the switch toward whichever connector is being used The Type of port selected A or B depends on what is to be connected to it To the left of these connectors are two mini din style connectors The mouse keyboard connector allows the use of an external PS2 PC style mouse directly or a PS2 PC style keyboard
41. module providing up to 12 potential free contact closures and up to 6 opto isolated digital inputs that can be set to silence alarms reset contacts and start recordings The recorder s firmware is based on the Windows CE embedded operating system providing advanced connectivity and features The system is Ethernet aware and runs as a secure web server providing browser accessibility via web pages and as an ftp server It also runs an OPC Open Connectivity and Modbus over Ethernet server allowing connectivity to a large selection of third party Data Access Specification compliant software and the companion Exhibitor Software providing real time data update over Ethernet and off line data analysis The recorder can be set up to send emails in the event of an alarm See Section 4 10 3 Email on Alarm Event for more details The recorder can save data alarms and events to a number of sources The primary storage medium is to compact flash card that can be locked in the unit Alternatively the unit can record to internal memory or to remote FTP servers Data is saved in an ADO ActiveX Data Objects database and is encrypted for security purposes Internal memory can be expanded using a Secure Digital SD Card that plugs into the rear of the device The recorder is security enabled If password protection is turned on the unit requires the user to log in to operate There are three classes of operators with different access rights administrator man
42. of the Task Bar shown left Then press the Display Builder icon to launch the Display Builder dialog window shown right Figure 5 2 1 Standard Display The Display Builder consists of a palette on which the user can place widgets to create a display The palette is a grid of blocks 6 across by 8 down Each widget is a finite size consisting of 2 or more blocks see below for details The buttons to the right allow the user to select the widget types while the drop down selection box below defines the size and style of the widget type selected Button functions are as follows The user can load an existing display to modify or start with a clean palette To do this press the Load button and a window will pop up as shown in Figure 5 2 2 Browse for a display name or enter it in the space provided and press Apply See below for Editing options Starting with a clean page widgets bars Digital windows Trends need to be placed To place a widget select one of the buttons to the right Once a button is selected it is necessary to select the widget size and style from the drop down selector Once selected the user can continue to place this style of widget by tapping a block in the grid until there is no space left or an alternate widget style is selected Widget sizes relate to grid blocks Display Name E Po El aiii Current Displays a io Display Builder Figure 5 2 2 Display Builder Load Display Page
43. or right of z the slider Exit Returns to live data Note The browser will always be in the form of a horizontal trend even if the live trend is vertical E Figure 4 13 3 Trace Setup When in the browser double tapping the trend display area will take you to the Annotate Dialog window Here the user can markup the current view and save it or print it This permits annotating historic data which may have been missed on the live trend 4 13 1 Zoom and Compress Data Zoom Using the Zoom drop down menu the user can select to zoom numbers gt 100 or compress numbers lt 100 the time axis of data on the screen Simply select the zoom value and the trend display will recalculate and display the compressed or zoomed data 100 Zoom is the normal representation on the trend It may take some time to recalculate the view depending on the zoom level Figure 4 13 4 below shows data zoomed 5 times with the point markers turned on Figure 4 13 5 shows data compressed 5 times without point markers The slider bar will navigate through the data at the zoom level selected CH3 AO puu Pen oe freno E dal E TI alot Figure 4 13 4 Zoom with point markers eigir 4 13 5 Compress no point markers 4 13 2 View Memos and Bitmaps At any time in the browse window when an embedded memo or bitmap flag is visible the respective memo or bitmap can be viewed by tapping the envelope icon ONCE Note that doub
44. place To eject the card lift the eject button press it to pop the card out then fold it back over Grab the card along the left and right edges between the thumb and forefinger and remove Figure 2 3 Media Door Contents To the left of the card slot is a small opening Set back behind this opening is the system reset button Under normal operation there should be no need to use this Using this button may cause loss of data 2 3 3 Status Indicator The status indicator is lit when the unit is powered on and blinks during shut down or when the unit is running off the internal batteries The internal batteries allow the unit to survive short power interruptions lt 15 seconds or brown outs during which time the display blanks and the status indicator blinks 2 3 4 IR COMM Port The IR COMM port is an Infrared send receive port which allows connection to compatible Infrared devices Future Option 2 3 5 Stylus The stylus is used to do data entry on the touch screen It is stored in the bottom right of the recorder front panel To remove it depress the exposed top and turn turn counter clockwise The stylus is sprung loaded and will pop out of its docking location CAUTION Control removal of the stylus as it is spring loaded To return it to its docking location insert the pointer end into the hole fully depress it and give it a turn clockwise Page 5 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 4 Recorder Rear Panel T
45. point is recorded maximum minimum Paint Tx average or instantaneous default Click the min max button to go to the next page VA Each point enabled to record will be shown with a drop down menu alongside To record anything other than the instantaneous value choose the following from the drop down list INST Instantaneous save the data as it is read at the record interval MIN Minimum will monitor the minimum lowest of all samples at 10 samples sec and record the minimum value over the record rate interval MAX Maximum will monitor the maximum highest of all samples at 10 samples sec and record the maximum value over the record rate interval AVG Average will perform a weighted average on all samples at 10 samples sec and average them as last value current value 2 Note you can use the Filter on each channel to provide additional averaging RECORD SETUP MIN MAA AVG Figure 5 6 2 Record Setup Max Min Avg Page 71 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 6 5 Timed Record The unit can be set to start recording at a specific time and Ww Ww date and stop recording at a specific time and date To do this ee check the Start Time checkbox and set the Date and Time 2 00 00 PM 53 9 00 00 PM C below it If only the Start Time is checked this will act like a os 04 2007 05042007 delayed record start If you want the recording to stop at a specific
46. ree oami o led requires log in if access protection is enabled Rengia p Hp ar E The Record Setup dialog window as shown right contains a lot of options that need to be set This includes which Include w Points ee channels to record what to record the record sample rate Al Event FA the file name and location and what events will start aa dl recording 3 00 00 PM Sf 9 00 00 pm There are two pages of record setup parameters The second page is accessed by clicking the setup button above 05 04 2007 05 04 2007 the accept button RECORD SETUP Figure 5 6 1 Record Setup Page 70 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 6 1 Select Channels To select which channels to record simply check them at the top of the window The channels are numbered 1 through 18 In the screen shown Channels 1 through 8 will be recorded 5 6 2 Media and Filename Media Select the media and file name to record to Choices are e CF Card which is the Compact Flash card and is the recommended removable ce card Ly media e Internal Memory is the optional internal Secure Digital Card It is effectively non hrepump dat removable e USB HD and USB HD2 are the USB Hard Drives Thumb Drives or USB Flash Drives either in the front behind the media door USB HD or at the rear USB HD2 the rear USB socket requires mechanical selection lf the media chosen is not available an error message will pop up indicating
47. saves alarm event and activity information in the root of the internal memory SD Cara in log files AlarmFile Log and EventFile log These files are described in Section 4 3 and are encrypted They can be decrypted and printed using the Exhibitor program running on the PC These files can be exported or delected from the recorder using the System Activity Logs Archive Menu 2 6 Exhibitor Software The Exhibitor software is a program that runs on the PC that allows a user to plot and print data recorded on the recorder This data may be retrieved remotely displayed in graphic or tabular format or be exported in various formats including Excel format Additionally it allows a user to view Event and Alarm Logs and analyse data search for highlights and parse data for minimums or maximums It can also be used to gather data in real time from remote recorders create real time widget displays print reports and configure remote recorders A lite version of the software is provided with each recorder and can be upgraded to various Capabilities Page 9 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 7 QUICK START GUIDE The recorder ships in a fully functional mode but may not be set up the way you would want to use it and needs to be configured before it is used There are several areas that need to be configured to customize the unit to the user s needs This unique combination of settings is referred to as the system configuration and is saved in
48. set up to accept input voltages from 12 to 24 volts dc The user can change the input voltage range to 5 to 12 volts dc by moving jumpers internally on the module This involves removing the analog module from the recorder To do this remove the screws marked A in Figure B 1 and gently pull the module from the enclosure Once the module is removed identify the jumpers as shown in Fig B 2 Note that 6 channel units will not have the daughter board sitting on top of the main board The jumper locations are as follows Bottom Board P4 Channel 6 P5 Channel 1 Top Board if present P4 Channel 12 P5 Channel 7 Fig B 3 shows the jumper detail Jumpers are shown in position 2 3 The links are as follow Position 2 3 12 to 24Vdc Input default Position 1 2 5 to 12Vdc Input Set the jumpers as required and reinstall the module into the recorder chassis Take care to align the connector with the socket before applying pressure to the module Replace the screws Fig B 3 Analog Module Jumpers TO ELIMINATE THE RISK OF SHOCK ENSURE THAT THE MAINS CABLE AND ALL CONNECTORS ARE REMOVED FROM THE RECORDER BEFORE PROCEEDING BATTERY BACKUP 90 240 VAC 35 VA canana z NETT TETTERE EET AUDIO KEYBOARD u SB ouT MASTER A MOUSE De 00000 ar e MN 0000 20090 NS pr Sp ETHERNET RS232 485 Fig B 1 Recorder Rear Panel P5 CHANNEL 7 JUMPER MT P5 CHANNEL
49. status is indicated by an icon on the extreme right of the Task Bar as shown below The recorder is currently not recording and is not set to trigger The recorder is currently recording This icon will blink slowly The recorder is armed but is not actually recording It will start recording when an event takes place Task Bar If the Record Setup icon has a red circle in the bottom left hand corner as shown left the recorder is currently in record mode and the Record Setup window is not available Instead if this button is pressed the recorder will pop up a dialog box asking if you want to stop recording If the recorder is not currently recording the Record Setup icon will have a green lt A circle in the bottom left hand corner as shown left When this icon is pressed a Record dialog box will pop up shown right The options are cx 1 Record Now Start Recording immediately ad To access the Record Setup dialog window press the Utility Setup Menu icon on the bottom left of the 4 Record Arm Enable recording when any trigger condition is true zi Record Setup Setup record parameters as shown below x Cancel Exits back to the Utility Setup Menu Note If recording has not been set up you cannot start to record If the unit is recording the dialog box will require that you stop recording Access to the Record Setup menu a e
50. that can be programmed into the unit These are dealt with here 4 10 1 Record on Alarm The recorder can be set up to record on an alarm condition This requires setting the alarm and enabling the record option The Channel and Master enable boxes must be checked The record menu must be set up to record on alarm and the unit must be set into Record Arm mode The following conditions for record on alarm must be met for a recording to start Record Setup Alarm Setup Record Mode Alarm Alarm Trigger Record checkbox The Record ARM The specified alarm checkbox is checked is checked button has been must be in an Master and pressed alarm condition Channel enable must be checked When the alarm is active the unit will start recording It will continue to record for a minimum of 30 seconds or until the alarm condition is removed 4 10 2 Record on External Event The recorder can be set up to record on an external event condition This requires the optional Digital 1 O option and the Digital Input to be used must be set to the record option and must be enabled The record menu must be set up to record on external trigger and that trigger must be specified The unit must then be set into Record Arm mode The following conditions for record on external event must be met for a recording to start Page 32 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 section 4 Functional Description Record Setup Digital Input Setup Record Mode Digital Input External Tr
51. the internal compensator select Int from the Tcomp dropdown box To use external compensation select Ext C or Ext F for Centigrade or Fahrenheit and then select the Reference Channel to use This channel needs to be set up correctly for the external Type Tcomp TA na i y degC Low ES High Low Output High Span Offset lo Filter AVG Y Enable X THERMOCOUPLE SETUP Fl pz f s f i I Fig 5 5 Thermocouple Setup compensation thermocouple cureent loop transmitter etc that will read in the temperature units chosen To disable compensation slelect Tcomp as none the unit will then display uncompensated Thermocouple values Apply Span and Offset as needed and select Filter type as detailed in Section 5 1 3 1 above Note For thermocouples the internal ambient temperature compensation can be adjusted in 0 5 increments in the Temperature Compensation menu of the Admin Setup Menu Page 43 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 3 4 Calculated Input Any of the eighteen channels can be a calculated channel A calculated channel gets its value from a series of calculations which may be based on one or more live channels Setting a live input channel to be a calculated channel will disable the live input It is recommended that the virtual channels Channel 7 to 18 in a6 input unit or Channels 13 to 18 in a 12 channel unit be assigned as calculated channels
52. the alarm is reset no longer true the setpoint is restored to the original value so the next alarm has to exceed 350 to once again be active Note The dead band cannot exceed the setpoint Delay Enter the time in seconds from the point that the alarm condition becomes true input exceeds setpoint till it is actually reported as an alarm If the alarm condition is reset drops below the threshold during this delay period the alarm will not be reported This feature prevents an alarm condition if the process is stable apart from a quick aberration that is recoverable Rate of Change Enter the time in seconds up to a maximum of 600 over which the input cannot change by more than the setpoint For example if the setpoint was 10 and the rate of change is 5 seconds if the input changes by more than 10 in 5 seconds an alarm will occur If the setpoint is positive the rate of change is measured on increasing changes if the setpoint is negative the rate of change is measure on decreasing changes Event Message Enter a message in the entry box up to a maximum of 20 characters that will be appended to the alarm event log message if the check box to the left is checked This message will also be appended to the email if the notify box is checked see above Page 65 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Audio File The recorder can play a wav file PCM type only instead of the standard alarm sound These audio files must b
53. time servers html If the Time Server Enable box is checked the unit will synchronize its time at startup and every 12 hours thereafter Note The NTP setting is only recognized at start up It is necessary to Save the Configuration and restart the unit you can with caution use the reset button 5 7 2 7 Unit Tag The Unit Tag identifies the recorder It appears in the task bar and all data files Enter up to 22 characters The unit tag is Process Recorder in the figure above 5 7 2 8 Menu Timeout The Menu Timeout sets the time in seconds after which any menu visible on the screen will collapse and the display will revert back to the live display Select 60 to 300 seconds from the dropdown box 5 7 2 9 50 60 Hz Filter In noisy environments the AC mains frequency interference can affect the readings on the most sensitive millivolt ranges when running at sample rates asynchronous to the AC mains frequency If the sample rate can be made to run synchronously with the AC mains frequency the noise effect of that frequency is minimized because the recorder has differential inputs and samples at the same place on AC wave for every sample This does however place a limit on what the sample rates can be The common denominator for 50 and 60 Hz is a sample rate of 16 66 samples per second to eliminate the AC hum This means that the fastest sample rate to meet this requirement is around 1 5 to 2 2 samples per second depending on the number of a
54. to do so by a system firmware upgrade The lower button allows the user to exit without affecting the Registry 5 7 12 Languages REGISTRY The languages option allows the users to customize the unit language for the local country by gt TS loading preconfigured language files This feature is entered from the system admin menu by pressing the icon shown right This will bring up the language dialog screen NOTE 1 E H ld Loading a new language will unload the existing configuration file Warn ing Select the pull down menu to display a list of available hanging Language will Unload Configuration languages The recorder will check the internal memory for the language file The user needs to load the language file MultiLanguage CSV onto the root of the internal memory card This is a spreadsheet style file with English in the first column and alternative languages in subsequent columns lt is and needs to be in Comma Separated Variable format Figure 5 7 11 nadas Screen This language file can be edited using a standard spreadsheet editor such as Excel and any language can be added following a simple set of rules See Appendix C Note Save the file as CSV and NOT XLS format Select the language of choice and press the okay button Y The recorder will change to the new language on the fly The default language is English 5 7 13 System ReFlash This option allows the administrator to
55. upgrade the system firmware Once started this operation cannot be reversed Choosing to proceed will require a system reset even if you cancel the operation DO NOT RESET the unit DO NOT REMOVE POWER and DO NOT PRESS THE ABORT BUTTON while this operation is in process as it WILL MAKE THE UNIT INOPERABLE Before proceeding you need the image file that will be loaded This file is called NK bin and is available from your service center or can be downloaded from the web Ensure that you need to update the firmware often firmware upgrades will involve clearing the Regisiry new configuration and language files Read the text file that accompanies any gt PROCEEDING BEYOND z z z A firmware upgrade release Load the file NK bin onto removable media compact Te aE AT flash drive or USB thumb drive and insert this into the recorder before starting this AEE DONO Enea procedure REMOVE POWER WHILE THIS OPERATION IS IN PROCESS THIS i OPERATION TAKES Select the reflash icon shown left from the System Admin Menu Read and accept the APROX 5 MINUTES PROCEED You then need to accept or skip erasing the registry this information will be in the TEET notes with the firmware In some instances failure to erase the registry will cause the unit to malfunction after reflash warning notice shown right and proceed with caution Page 86 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 4 Do You Wish To Erase The
56. using an available adapter board which will accommodate both mouse and keyboard together The audio connector is to the left and allows the audio output from the unit to be fed to an external amplifier The Ethernet connector is the standard RJ45 type and allows a 100 Mbps megabits per second connection to be made to the network There are two indicator LEDs the one on the right shows connection speed either 10 Mbps unlit or 100 Mbps when lit The led on the left is the activity led and it blinks when the link is active and data is being transmitted On the left is the optional RS232 RS485 legacy connector This is a factory installed option Normally there is a blanking panel over the opening Page 7 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 5 Files 2 5 1 Configuration Files The recorder has hundreds of options and settings that need to be set up by the user Things like input types point tags displays record information and so on Once set up this information is saved in the internal memory SD Card as a user named configuration file in a special directory called ConfigFiles Each unique configuration is stored in a sub folder within the ConfigFiles directory The system appends _cfg to each folder name created which in turn contains the actual configuration files The files are in an xml format and bear the extension xml Currently there are two independent but related files one for the physical settings of the reco
57. want the text to be place The text is placed to the right of your tap position Cancel Quits the annotate session and returns to the live display Print Allows the user to print to the system printer if installed af Zi 3 Clear Removes all annotation from the m a screen Annotate Figure 4 12 3 Place Text To draw on the screen select the pen color as detailed above then using the stylus draw on the screen Add any text in the text box and place it on the screen using the place text icon as detailed above This allows the Page 34 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 4 Functional Description user to annotate clearly and precisely on the screen see Figure 4 12 38 above and save the picture accordingly An indication on the live trend indicates that a bitmap has been saved 4 12 2 Adding a Text Message Enter the Text Message Editor by tapping the icon shown on the Annotate Screen Figure 4 12 2 The Text Message Editor is shown in Figure 4 12 4 Any message can be entered in the text box as shown 5 Once the message has been entered it can be placed using the Attach button Attach button embed text in the file X Cancel button abort the operation Clear button clear current text An indication on the live trend amp J indicates that a text message has been saved 4 13 Browsing Historic Data Dy r Itis possible to browse through historic data that may no pA longer be visible on the live t
58. window as shown right which gives the option of Browsing existing annotations Annotating a new message Exit and do nothing Tap the Annotation button to get to the annotation screen Trend Name 2202956 CH4 E Ey There are two methods of annotation A e Drawing or writing on the screen and saving a bitmap file omp in the record session folder e Adding a text message which is embedded in the data file 4 12 1 Drawing on the Screen Once you tap the Annotation button the Annotate Dialog shown right appears There are several icons on the screen which function as follows AJ Tap this icon to append a text message to the trend This brings up the Text Memo Editor see Section 4 12 2 lt Tap this icon to select the color of the pen to be used to write on the screen The block below the JACK HIT RESET 4 Zi Zi 3 icon shows the current pen color black 2 af Tap this Place Text icon to place the text in the text Annotate dialog box It is necessary to first enter text in i Figure 4 12 2 Annotation Screen box which contains the words JACK HIT RESET Figure 4 12 2 After tapping the icon tap the position on TET 150 the record session folder default as a omp file This Rha Mea picture may be emailed A place holder is added to the live 7AF V VA a yy 50 A Save Brings up the a dialog box which allows the user to name the bitmap file and save it in the screen where you
59. you were touching the actual recorder screen You can now do everything you could if you were physically in front of the actual recorder The window menu functions are WE Remote Recorder File Connect or Exit These should not be used but rather use the control window above Zoom This enables x1 x2 or x3 zoom of the recorder MEE Rain Ga Inches screen in the window Tools Send all mouse moves this is active BEETH irrespective of the setting Flow 1 GPM Help About shows the copyright and version number Flow GPM terminate the connection hit the X in the upper right corner or preferably the disconnect button in the control window La oS You may control the recorder any way you wish To Fig 6 5 3 Remote Recorder Page 100 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication 6 6 2 2 Remote Manager The Remote Manager program is installed from the software installation disk that came with the recorder This program will run on a WAN Wide Area Network over the Ethernet and will work p through a Firewall if the firewall is set up correctly It will work over a LAN Local Area Network 17 but the Remote Display is more responsive as it uses multiple ports Once installed The Remote maudi Manager is launched by double clicking the Remote Manager Icon shown right This launches the Els program window as shown below f Remote Manager VO 9 7 Fal c Fig 6 5 4 Remote Manager S
60. 0 ControlCenter3 Set AutoPlay defaults in Control Panel Page 95 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication 6 5 WiFi Connection The recorder is compatible with 802 11 n b g USB WiFi adaptors that use the Ralink RT2870 chip set The following have been tested and approved Ambicom WL250N USB and Ambicom WL150 nUSB Page 96 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication 6 6 Utility Programs The utility programs provide a method of communicating with the recorder to move data or control operation remotely The programs are on the CD that came with the unit To install the programs insert the CD in the Drive Windows based PCs and it should auto launch If it does not run the program CD_Start exe on the CD The setup program has various options as shown below n Page pl Sonas ER r AL T TTT LEHET Fig 6 5 Recorder Setup Program 6 6 1 FTP Manager FTP is short for File Transfer Protocol a standard for file transfer over the internet Select Installation Folder 2 The ratalos val natal DOF TPM anager to the folovang folder The FIP manager is a standalone file manager for uploading and downloading files from remote recorders It is installed from the installation disk that came with the recorder Refer to Fig 6 5 above Click the FTP Manager Setup button This will launch the installer Follow the instructions and use the default file location as shown left To metal m ther folder chch
61. 09 11 07 19 27 Delete p C data files 2007 01 12 07 08 14 Rename E ename ename C data files 2008 05 03 08 11 40 Properties p Select All 7 ChangeDir Refresh ChangeDir Directory Info Make Directory Change Directory Upload Download Sort by Show hidden files e java GET IT now Figure 6 2 2 FTP File Manager Page The red numbers are used for reference purposes only and do not appear in the actual browser window The parts of the screen are as follows 10 Current local directory Displays the full path of your current local directory on your computer lt has the heading Local File System To the left is a drop down box allowing selection of local drives To the ca right is the current path c my_work_files The icon to the right of the path is to go up in the directory tree A single left mouse click Lag activates Local file listing Displays files and child folders in your current local directory The current active file or folder is highlighted in blue Local toolbar Buttons for performing actions on your local directory Simply left click to perform the function on the highlighted file or folder if applicable Functions are as shown on the buttons Current remote recorder directory Displays the path of the current remote recorder directory It has the IP address of the connected recorder as heading 192 168 1 193 in this example The current path points to the folder 1 7 200
62. 0mV 500mV 1V 3V 6V 12V and 24V full scale terminating resistor of 50 ohms at 0 1 across the terminal inputs Dry Contacts This option is for use with potential Figure 5 4 Linear Input Setup free contacts used for logic inputs Display will show OPEN or CLOSED accordingly Input Output Ranges Figure 5 3 shows the 1 0 Volt input range for the analog input The Input and Output ranges LOW and HIGH values set the scaling for the channel They default to the zero and high values for the range so that the channel reads the full scale range As shown when the input is zero the output will read zero and when the input is 1 volt the output will read 1 If the Output HIGH was set to 100 then the output would be O to 100 for an input of O to 1V The input is effectively multiplied by the Output High Input High Span The span is a correction value that is multiplied by the full scale input and applied linearly across the range The default is 1 Offset The offset is an adder subtractor that is added or subtracted to the output Thus in the equation y ax b y is the final output x is the input value a is the span multiplier and b is the offset The default is O Filter The filter is applied to the inputs when the Enable check box is checked The filter performs a running average of n samples where n is the numeric value set in the AVG box from 1 to 100 E Calculator This will bring up a simple calculator that all
63. 1 3 8 Frequency Pulse Count Type e C Neg Edge Trig Channels 1 6 7 and 12 can be used to measure frequency Frequency is applied to a separate Bo Y High isolated input Inputs are TTL compatible and can take signals up to 12 volts There are two options for H pp la amh frequency that can be selected Frequency which measure actual frequency in Hz and may be scaled pan Offset o accordingly Pulse Count which counts pulse Filter AVG o Enable ee transitions on the inputs and may be scaled accordingly In addition alarm and reset features can be applied SELECT TYPE ia 5 1 3 8 1 Frequency amp E 2 Select Frequency from the setup menu The Input High and Low and Output High and Low can be Figure 5 11 Frequency Select used to scale the frequency For example to have the readings be in revolutions per minute RPM set Type Frequency Hz C Neg Edge Trig the input to O and 1000 for low and high respectively and the output to 0 and 60000 tow 0 tmpue High Neg Edge Trigger Checking this box will cause frequency to be measured on the Negative Edge of LEW o Output High the input waveform as opposed to the default positive edge Span Offset o Filter The filter is applied to the inputs when the Enable check box is checked The filter performs a Filter AVG _ Enable Eea running average of n samples where n is the numeric value set in the AVG box from 1 to 100 FREQUEN
64. 10 to 100 C 2 5 C 100 to 1200 C 1 5 C K 270 to 100 C 2 5 C 100 to 1372 C 1 5 C T 270 to 100 C 2 5 C 100 to 400 C 1 5 C E 270 to 100 C 2 5 C 100 to 1000 C 1 5 C N 270 to 100 C 2 5 C 100 to 1300 C 1 5 C 50 to 1768 C 3 C O to 1820 C 4 C 70 to 170 C 220 to 850 C 180 to 820 C 220 to 400 C O D CUO 1 C Thermocouple burnout detection automatic Range F Accuracy F 340 to 150 F 5 F 150 to 2190 F 3 F 450 to 150 F 5 F 150 to 250 F 3 F 450 to 150 F 5 F 150 to 750 F 3 F 450 to 150 F 5 F 150 to 1832 F 3 F 450 to 150 F 5 F 150 to 2372 F 3 F 58 to 3200 F 6 F 32 to 3300 F 7 F 94 to 338 F i 364 to 1562 F i 292 to 1508 F 364 to 752 F 3 Reference junction compensation accuracy 0 5 C 0 C to 50 C RTD Base accuracy 0 2 or 0 5 C 1 F Resolution 0 1 C 2 or 3 wire connection Cable compensation to 50 Ohm Open and short circuit detection 10 ohm Cu 70 to 170 C 100 ohm Pt 385 220 to 850 C 100 ohm Pt 392 180 to 820 C 200 ohm Pt 385 220 to 400 C 200 ohm Pt 392 180 to 400 C 100 ohm Ni 70 to 300 C 120 ohm Ni 518 70 to 300 C 120 ohm Ni 672 70 to 300 C 1000 ohm Ni 60 to 209 C 1000 ohm Pt 385 195 to 200 C 500 ohm Pt 385 220 to 850 C 100 JIS 195 to 648 C 50 Pt 385 195 to 850 C 50 Pt 3
65. 3 Seconds AAA a DISPLAY AREA chand hii ARONA Chan 6 volts Demo Trend y rt TASK BAR STATUS INDICATOR IR COMM PORT MEDIA DOOR LOCK STYLUS WATERPROOF LOCK COVER Figure 2 2 Recorder Front View 2 3 1 Display Area The recorder has a VGA color display 320 x 240 pixels and can display 24 million colors The display has a touch screen over it and is fully interactive The screen consists of two distinct areas the task bar with icons along the bottom of the screen and the live display which is that area above the task bar showing the live data in either trend bar graph or digital display widgets A full description of this is given in Section 3 0 Page 4 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 3 2 Media Door The media door is opened by turning the key in the lock turn clockwise and pulling the door out and down Note that in order to meet the water resistance specification IP65 the door must be closed and locked and the waterproof lock cover must be snapped over the lock Opening the media door exposes the COMPACT compact flash card socket and the USB Liste FLASHCARD CARDEJECT _USB A port The compact flash card is intended SOCKET ees ay ai as the principal recording media however the unit will record to a USB device or to internal memory The compact flash card fits into the socket as shown right The card eject button must fold over to the right once the card is in
66. 38 mm x 138 mm Units can be mounted as close as 0 6 15 2mm between opening cutouts 5 43 _ _ 0 60 137 9 15 2 Panel Panel Cut out Cut out 9 43 137 9 0 60 15 2 Panel Cut out Figure 3 2 Front Panel Cut Out Remove any packaging material from the recorder Always handle the unit carefully to avoid damaging the LCD display or scratching the display surface Remove the locking bars from the recorder enclosure and ensure the gasket Is not twisted on the enclosure Insert the recorder rear end first into the panel opening from the front of the panel as shown in Figure 3 3 Ensure that the gasket is between the front bezel of the recorder and the front panel With the recorder held firmly in place against the panel install one of the locking bar assemblies by sliding the locking bar notch into the slot on the side or top of the recorder enclosure as shown in Figure 3 4 Using a slotted screwdriver tighten the screw until the locking bar is just pressing against the panel Install the other locking bar assembly into the slot on the opposite side or bottom of the recorder enclosure and tighten as before Using the screwdriver tighten both screws so that the recorder is held firmly in place Do not over tighten Use the supplied silver stickers to seal the unused locking bar slots on the top and bottom or sides of the unit Page 16 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation Panel Front O
67. 8 on the Compact Flash Card CF Card Note that the recorder has a device structure rather than drives i e CF Card and USB HD rather than D and E The file icon to the right of the path is to go up in the directory tree Ta Remote file listing Displays files and child folders on the current remote recorder directory Remote toolbar Buttons for performing actions on your remote recorder directory Always proceed WITH CAUTION when making changes to the remote recorder This is the pop up windows that is activated when you right click the mouse over a file or folder item It works on the remote as well as the local file listings Always proceed WITH CAUTION when making changes to the remote recorder Upload Download Help These buttons allow you to upload and download files or sees this help information Back takes you back to the browser functions for live data note the browser back button may not do this if you have been active in the file manager If you have a popup blocker hold the CTRL key before clicking the help button This is the connection to the Java web site to allow download of the Java Engine that runs this program lt may be the only thing you see if Java is not installed Page 91 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication 6 3 Ethernet Protocols 6 3 1 OPC Server The Recorder supports The OPC Standard Open Connectivity over Open Standards It is a standard used to move real time data from PLCs D
68. 91 260 to 1100 C 50 Cu 426 50 to 200 C 50 Cu 428 200 to 200 C 100 Cu 426 50 to 200 C 100 Cu 428 200 to 200 C 94 to 338 F 364 to 1560 F 292 to 1500 F 364 to 750 F 292 to 750 F 76 to 406 F 94 to 570 F 94 to 570 F 76 to 408 F 320 to 392 F 364 to 1560 F i 320 to 1200 F 320 to 1560 F i 436 to 2012 F j 58 to 392 F i 328 to 392 F a 58 to 392 F 328 to 392 F Page 107 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Appendix A Technical Specifications specifications not fully qualified by Monarch QC as of publication date FREQUENCY 2 or 4 channels O to 5000Hz all channels 0 to 10 000Hz 1 channel alone Input on channels 1 6 7 and 12 only Accuracy 1Hz Input Voltage 5 to 12Vdc or 12 to 24Vdc Y 20mA User Selectable RECORDING Recording Rates User programmable from 10 samples per second to 1 sample every 99 hours Data Format Proprietary encrypted format User File naming Data Storage Capacity Data stored in non volatile RAM and recorded automatically to Removable Media Types Industry Standard removable Compact Flash to 2GB Industry Standard USB Flash Drives to 2 GB Internal Media Industry Standard SD card internal memory to 1GB File types Data files Alarm and Event files Configuration files Language Files Multiple files of different names on a single disk COMMUNICATIONS Network 10 100 Base T Ethernet per 802 3 RJ45 Connection standard Serv
69. CSs and other control devices to HMIs and other display clients The recorder is compliant with OPC Data Access 3 0 2 0 and 1 0a standards and also supports OPC Security 1 0 The OPC standard is supported by the associated software suite available for PC which interfaces to the recorder to provide remote real time data access as well as other third party OPC software clients Refer to the Exhibitor manual for details Page 92 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication 6 3 2 Modbus Server The recorder supports Modbus RTU Remote Terminal Unit over Ethernet and optional RS485 interfaces An RS485 interface will support up to 64 Data Recorders linked to a single computer Each of the Recorders will be identified by a unique unit address programmed under System Settings Modbus This address is set at 1 to 256 and must be different from any other recorder on the loop Similarly if using the RS485 serial port the baud rate must be set to match the system 9600 to 115 200 baud Modbus over Ethernet is supported through Port 502 Note that Modbus ASCII is not supported and this recorder supports a minimal subset of registers and is read only The functions included in the subset are Function 3 Read Holding Registers Function 4 Read Input Registers All Modbus registers are 2 bytes 1 word The physical connection details are shown in Section 2 Isolated Serial Option 6 3 2 1 Modbus Status Registers The Status
70. CY SETUP a Calculator This will bring up a calculator 44 amp E 2 that allows computations to calculate the a scaling factors Figure 5 12 Frequency Setup Apply Save the values and exit x Cancel Exit without making any changes Page 48 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 3 8 2 Pulse Count Select Pulse Count from the setup menu The type MI _ Neg Edge Trig options for Input and Output scaling and Negative Edge Triggering are as above There is an additional oo Imput High this button will bring up the Reset Low lo Output High setup setting indicated by the setup icon Pressing Options for the Pulse Count The Pulse Count keeps a running total until a reset event occurs This can be a programmed reset interval time external reset or alarm reset At this point the count total is logged in the Alarm Event log window if Reset Print is enabled and the count is reset to zero begins again The data will also be PULSE COUNT SETUP recorded to disk if Alarm Event logging is enabled The count total is non volatile unless the Auto reset option is active The Pulse Count Reset dialog window is shown in Figure 5 14 There are several options Auto Reset If this box is unchecked the Count will E run continuously unless External Reset is enabled If the Auto Reset box is checked then the totals will reset at the reset interval once the start time Reset Sync has been met
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72. Digital Input Setup To access the Digital Inout Setup dialog window of the Task Bar Vit alm Ack m DOO O 3 select Digital Input button below left to launch the A ha Digital Input Setup dialog window 33 none y F001110 The Digital Input Setup window dialog box is shown LJ None PO _ y 6 y a Press the Utility Setup Menu icon on the bottom left Enable Input Function Status Event Message Press the Digital I O Setup icon left and then Iv to the right It provides complete control over the None po setup of the digital inputs There can be a maximum 7 None y ol of 6 inputs depending on which digital io card is installed in EY the recorder Note If there is no Digital lO board in the unit Master Enable Y x the enable functions will be grayed out DIGITAL INPUT SETUP WA Enable This checkbox is used to enable individual inputs If EN B it is checked the input is active if it is not the input is Figure 5 5 2 Digital Input Setup disabled and acts as though there were no stimulus on the inputs it appears as off false to the system Note that the Master Enable checkbox MUST be checked to allow any input to function If a Digital IO card is not present in the recorder or there are less than 6 inputs on it you will not be able to check the enable box of inputs not present in the system see status below Input Function This drop down selection box allows the user to define the input t
73. IN inputs on the selected channel There is NO CONNECTION to COM See Wiring Section for connection detail Note that the full scale calibration value is greater than the voltage range The Live Data window will show the current value from the connected source Press the Calibrate button to complete the calibration Doing this on one channel calibrates all channels Accept the Calibration Function OK popup dialog To calibrate another range repeat from step 6 3 1 3 Calibrate all or as many ranges as you need Page 103 n A selected in step one and press the Figure 7 2 Calibration Window one channel calibrates all channels On completion of the step you will get a Voltage Range Full Scale Input 125mV 250mV 500mV 1 00V 3 00V 6 00V 12 00V 24 00V 146mV 292 5mV 585mV 1 170V 3 125V 6 250V 12 50V 25 00V 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 7 Instrument Care and Maintenance 7 3 1 4 Store Cal Once all the required ranges are calibrated select Store Cal function and press the Calibrate button Accept the Calibration Function OK popup dialog 7 3 2 Calibrating the RTD Current Source This step requires a shorting jumper one or more with COM connection and a precision resistor IN IN COM IN IN COM There are two steps zero offset which needs to be done on EVERY RTD hd channel and calibrating the current source which can be done on ANY channel C e
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76. Registers Are 16 bit Integers in the form of two bytes as follows Low Byte Bits 0 through 7 Not Not Not Used Used Alarm 5 Alarm 4 Alarm 3 Alarm 2 Alarm 1 ANY Alarm When the bit is a 1 the condition is true There is one register for each point or channel and the registers start at number 3056 So Register no 3056 is Channel 1 status Register 3057 is Channel 2 status through Register 3071 which is Channel 18 status These Registers are read only and are accessed using Function 4 6 3 2 2 Modbus Data Registers The Data Registers hold the current floating point value for each of the 18 data points Channels as IEEE floating point numbers which require 4 bytes 2 words as shown below They are in the format Sign Bit Exponent 127 biased Mantissa Extra implied 1 bit 23 bits Byte O Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 SEEEEEEE EMMMMMMM MMMMMMMM MMMMMMMM High Word The following tables show the mapping of the recorder parameters into Modbus registers Knowledge of these Modbus register assignments is only needed to make use of third party communications software Both registers high and low must be accessed together to ensure valid data Page 93 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication Table 6 3 2 2 Holding Registers 4xxx Use Function 3 to Access 32 Bits Modicon Format Floating Point Writing to these registers has no effect Page 94 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication 6 4 USB C
77. Setup Functions This allows the user to define up to six functions for use in the calculations To set up a function check the Define box then press the Function button say F1 The input line will show F1 continue to enter your formula using the available buttons The and gt buttons will move the cursor the Delete button will delete the character to the left of the cursor and Clear button will erase all digits Once you have entered the function press the Enter button The Test button will change to Enter when you first select a Function key When you are done UNCHECK the Define box You can now test your function or use it in the calculated channel Calculations The calculations entered here will be assigned to the channel being set up The calculations can use any of the 18 channels C01 to C18 any of the six functions any of the six constants and the math functions Make use of the parenthesis buttons to ensure your formula is interpreted correctly The lt and gt buttons will move the cursor the Del button will delete the character to the left of the cursor and Clear button will erase all digits Once complete it is necessary to test the function for accuracy by pushing the Test button This will bring up the Test dialog as shown below Once the calculation has been fully tested press the Done button to return to the Calculated Channel Setup window and then press the Exit button Min Max Avg The functions Min Max and A
78. Soc os Vs connection is via two wire twisted pair cable a DB9 Female adapter E seses ql de connector is required and can support cable runs up to 4000 feet 1300 NS E a eS m se The RS232 and RS485 connections are mutually exclusive and are R5232 485 selected using pin 1 of the DB9 connector see right The interface is isolated from internal circuitry to 500 volts The RS485 requires a 120 ohm terminating resistor if it is the last unit on the drop All Serial Interface connections are made through the DB9 female Figure 3 17 Serial I O connector An adapter connector is included that brings out the RS485 aes connections to a set of screw terminals and has the terminating resistor on the board The RS485 connection is marked A and B for duplex 2 wire amp cS connection A is and Bis If the terminating resistor is required it is necessary to open the adapter aks E shell and insert the jumper to enable the termination Fig 3 18 RS485 Adapter The connections to the DB9 female connector are as follows DB9 PIN CONNECTION DIRECTION i OO Terminating 1 Mode Select see below In 2 RxD Receive Data In 3 TxD Transmit Data Out 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready Out 5 Common Out 7 RTS Request To Send Out 8 CTS Clear to Send In 6 RS485 A Bidirectional 9 RS485 B Bidirectional The mode select pin pin 1 must be left unconnected for RS232 operation Fig 3 19 RS485 120 Ohm Jumper or must be grounded
79. T DP Gasket Figure 3 3 Front Panel Insertion Panel Back Seal unused slots Locking Bar Assembly Figure 3 4 Rear View Panel Insertion Page 17 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation 3 4 Wiring Specifications and Procedures 3 4 1 Power Requirements The recorder operates on any voltage from 100 to 240 Vac 10 50 60 Hz enabling it to be used in most countries The maximum apparent power required by the unit is 35 VA 3 4 2 Power Connections NOTE The recorder is designed to be panel mounted and as such should be considered as fixed equipment or permanently connected If permanently connected disconnection from the supply must be possible via a customer supplied switch or circuit breaker rated at 120V or 240V dependent on local voltage supply 54 minimum when connected to an AC supply or 30V 2A minimum when connected to a DC supply This disconnection device must disconnect all current carrying conductors It must be included in the panel installation and should be clearly marked in close proximity to the Recorder and easily accessible to the operator All connections to the recorder are made to the Rear Terminal Panel Any wiring carrying hazardous voltages must conform to all applicable local and national safety codes AC Mains
80. TENG SEIR black background will not be visible Style This is an indication of the Trend style and is for information only It cannot be altered here If you need a bigger or smaller Trend use the Display Builder Use default Scale This takes the user defined Default Scale see below and applies it to the currently selected channel Channel 4 in above example This will populate the Channel Scale with the default values Note Setting the channel to the Default Scale does not normalize the Trend for that scale but rather shows only that part of the trend that falls within the default scale For example if a channel had an input scale of O to 200 and it was forced to use the default scale of O to 100 as long as the input was between 1 and 100 the trend would be on the display the moment the input went above 100 it would essentially flat line against the top of the display Default Scale The user can enter the Low Scale and High Scale values to use as the default scale Delete Delete this trend Caution this will remove the trend from the unit Page 61 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Use Channel Scale This loads the preset channel scale from the channel setup configuration and makes it the current setting for the Channel Scale Channel Select the channel number to customize The channel will only appear on the Trend if it is checked in the list at the bottom of the screen Channel Scale This is the
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82. ager and user All operations are logged to the alarm and event log and user privileges can be set to expire by date The unit can be set to automatically log users out after a preset time In order to use the recorder the user has to set up various parameters to customize the unit to the environment This set up is referred to as the configuration Once configured the settings can be saved to a configuration file A number of default configurations are provided and any of these can be loaded as a default Hiii BEN cal JE l Page 1 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 2 System Overview Refer to the figure below DISPLAY amp KEYBOARD MANAGER Wi E WN e RELAY MASTER OUTPUTS ENABLE ROTATE WIDGET CONTROL SYSTEM MANAGER ETHERNET SYSTEM SECURITY SYSTEM SETUP LANGUAGE RS232 485 CONFIGURATION a gt S DIGITAL INPUTS MASTER ENABLE uE Q AUDIO IO STORAGE MANAGER MOUSE amp RECORD SETUP KEYBOARD ANALOG INPUTS FILE EXPLORER Figure 2 1 System Overview The recorder block diagram shows the major elements of the unit The Analog Inputs module scans the live inputs 6 or 12 channel at a rate of 10 times per second per channel converting the analog inputs to digital values and applying a time stamp to the digitized data The Data Manager collects this data at a rate of 120 samples per second from the Analog Inputs module and processes it in real time applying
83. al outputs relay contacts and the digital inputs for the system Details Here Send Email Allows the user to send an email provided the unit has been configured to do so Log in required Details Here System Information Allows the user to see the status of the recorder firmware versions user logged in unit tag and IP Address Display Builder Allows the user to create live displays using widgets Log in required Manager Admin only Details Here Rotate List Allows the user to decide which displays appear on the live display when the task bar is pressed Log in required Details Here Display Utilities Allows the administrator to adjust the display back light and background color Admin only Details Here Record Setup Allows the user to start and stop recording and set up recording parameters media type channels file name record rate and what to record Log in required If the unit is currently recording the menu icon will have the red dot pressing the button will allow the user to stop recording If the unit is not recording the menu icon will have the green dot pressing the button will allow the user to start recording arm recording or if privileges allow to set up the recording Manager admin only Details Here Channel Reset Allows the user to reset any timer totalizer or calculated channel back to zero Details Here Calculator Allows the user to pop up and use a simple calculator
84. alibrated with a default set of calibration parameters stored in non volatile memory which may be recalled at any time The Data Storage Manager is used to set up the recording parameters required by the user Recordings can be started by the user or can be triggered to start as a result of an external event an alarm condition or at a preset time once or on a daily basis Files can be split into manageable sizes and archived to a remote server There is also a File Explorer This is a privileged operation which enables an administrator to rename copy or delete files and move files between the various media The Alarm Event Manager is used to set up the various alarms on the channels and route events to the optional relay outputs Various alarm types can be set The operation of the optional relay contacts are also defined here This module processes data in real time checking it against the preset alarm conditions and reacting accordingly as described above There is a soft master enable switch which allows the user to configure alarms without affecting the actual optional relay contacts The Digital Input Manager is used to define the operation of the optional isolated digital inputs and process these inputs according to the user set conditions when they occur Digital inputs can be used to reset timers or totalizers acknowledge and reset alarms force events or start recording There is a soft Master enable switch which allows the user t
85. and cycle between them Channels on a single trend display can all share the same scale or can each have a separate scale When channels have individual scales the scale on the trend itself will change at a predetermined interval allowing each channel scale to have a turn for a period of time known as the dwell time Thus if the dwell time were 10 seconds every 10 seconds the next scale would appear and the scales would cycle around As each scale appears those trend lines associated with that scale will have pointers to the immediate left of the scale in horizontal trends or below in vertical trends This associates the trend line with the scale The scale rotation can be stopped and a single scale can be set continuously see Trend Setup below Page 60 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 3 4 Trend Setup Trend setup can be done from the Display Builder or can be edited at any time by double tapping the scale of the Trend display Double tapping the Trend display scale will pop up the Trend Scale Setup window as shown right There are a couple of options at this point Scale This is the Channel Scale rotate select When set to AUTO the scales will rotate sequentially through all scales of channels on display As each channel is active the channel pointer will appear on the column immediately left of the scales and the Channel number and engineering units will display on the bar below the trend See Figure 5
86. ata needed Once completed exit the User Manager by tapping the X in the top right corner Page 83 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 7 9 Email FTP Settings This allows the administrator to set up the From Myselfiyahoo com 3MTP ip smtp sendmail com email and ftp remote server parameters This address feature is entered from the system admin menu one SMTP by pressing the icon shown left Userld SMTP Password Af Enable XC Y a In order to send email you need to have a To and From email address and an SMTP Server address User name and password SMTP is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and is the standard for email transmission across the Internet The defaults for emails are set here as follows Email From The default name that will appear in the From field of the email that is sent lt needs to be a real email address To The default address of the recipient that the email will be if sent to SMTP IP address This is the address of the SMTP mail server that the email will be sent to so that it can be rerouted to the recipient It can be an address like 192 168 0 104 or it can be the name of the server Example of this would be smtp gmail com or smtp yahoo com Note If the network connection is not set for DHTML then only numeric IP Addresses will work Figure 5 7 9 1 Email Setup SMTP user id This is the user id needed to authenticate to the mail server yo
87. atched output contact that is reset enabled User must be logged in to use if security is enabled Alarm Log Button Pressing this button changes the Live Display to the Event Log then the Alarm Log then the Activity Log The icon will change to reflect a graphic display when the next press will return to the live display If security is enabled only the administrator can view the Activity Log Alarm Accept Button This icon indicates the status of the recorder alarms and acts as the Alarm Accept button Pressing this button silences the audible alarm tone If security is enabled the user must be logged in to use Refer to the Alarms section for more detail When GREEN it indicates that there are no alarms present When AMBER it indicates there are no alarms but the audible Alarm Tone has been muted When RED it indicates there are alarms present OR the alarms have been disabled Record Icon This icon indicates the recorder record mode It changes according to what the current record status is Refer to the Record Setup section for more detail The GREEN background indicates that the recorder is currently NOT recording The AMBER background indicates that the recorder is currently ARMED but is NOT recording The RED background indicates that the recorder is currently RECORDING It will blink slowly 4 2 Utility Setup Menu Tapping the Utility Setup Menu Icon on the left of the Task Bar brings up the Utility Setup Menu as shown belo
88. bE eed Note the link on the resistor connector IN to COM Keep resistor lead length to a VA am Y J minimum Note The Live Data window only shows voltage inputs during this process 7 3 2 1 Zero Cal RTD 2500 This needs to be done on each channel intended for use as an RTD input 0 05 Select the first channel to be zeroed in the Channel drop down menu box and select Zero Cal RTD in the Calibration Function drop down menu box The Range does not matter Press the Set Chan button A Channel has been set successfully popup will appear Press OK in the top right corner Plug a shorting jumper into the selected channel and press the Calibrate button On completion of the step you will get a Calibration Function OK popup dialog Press OK in the top right corner Repeat 6 3 2 2 and 6 3 2 3 above for each RTD channel remember to move the shorting block to the respective channel Once all the required ranges are zeroed select Store Cal from the Calibration Function drop down menu and press the Calibrate button When the Calibration Function OK popup dialog appears press OK in the top right corner 7 3 2 2 Current Cal RTD This only needs to be done on one channel to calibrate all Note that the Live Data should be ignored Select the channel to use in the Channel drop down menu box and select Current Cal RTD in the Calibration Function drop down menu box The Rang
89. bal internet If you have internet access you can run the web browser ftp manager The functions of the program are as follows 1 Connection information The Server IP is the address of the recorder You can get this from the system information button on the setup menu Note If you are using the world wide web you will need to know the real address of your firewall router which needs to be set up for port forwarding to the recorder IP address You also need the User Name and Password The program remembers User Names and IP addresses and you can use the drop down menu to select previous entries Once set up you need to connect to establish a link to the recorder See 5 below 2 Local file listing Displays files and child folders in your current local directory The current active file or folder is highlighted in blue 3 Remote file listing Displays files and child folders in your current remote recorder directory The current active file or folder is highlighted in blue 4 Upload and Download buttons to initiate transfer of highlighted files from source to destination Be careful about loading files to the recorder 5 Connect and Disconnect buttons will initiate the actual connection to the recorder The button with the green dot is connect the one with the red dot is disconnect Refresh button this will update the directory listings on the local and remote windows Help button provides this information 8 Right click mous
90. box sets the user access level to User Manager or Administrator See descriptions of user level above Auto Logout This drop down box enables an auto logout time to be set from O never to 30 minutes If a time is selected this user will be automatically logged out of the system after the specified time of inactivity This is a security measure to prevent leaving the recorder open if a user forgets to log out Expires Set a date on which this user s privileges expire After this date the administrator will have to renew the expiry date Old Password In order to change a password the original or old password must be entered here Password Enter the user s password here It can be any combination of characters and is case sensitive If a user is selected from the user list this box will be automatically populated Add Once user password and other parameters are entered this button will ADD the user to the list The user will be prompted to re enter the password to accept the entry Update Select a user from the list make any changes required and press UPDATE to modify the user The user will be prompted to re enter the password to accept the entry if the password was changed Page 80 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup see Delete Select a user from the list and press DELETE to remove the user permanently OK Accepts the changes and exits ma Cancel Exits the dialog without making changes 5 7 5 System
91. button Pressing the setup button takes you to the individual channel setup menu When you have completed the channel setups press the done button to return l Page 39 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 2 Channel Setup Pressing the setup button from the Master Channel Setup window takes you to the Channel Setup dialog window as shown in Figure 5 2 The user can copy an existing channel to this one or set up a new channel including the channel type and range the point tag engineering units and assign colors Values set here will be the default for any widget attached to this channel Channel Use this pull down item to select the channel to be edited f 7 Alarms lt gt Channel Enable Go Enable Checkbox Use this to enable or disable the e EE selected channel E Linear Alarms Enable Checkbox Use this to enable or disable alarms for this channel Alarms Setup Used to set up the b alarms for the selected channel See Alarm Setup for detail Point Tag Eng Units Dec Point BE Copy From Choose a channel from the pull down item list to copy all its setup parameters to the current channel set up Channel Type Choose the channel type from the pull down item list Further setup is required See Channel Figure 5 2 Channel Setup Type Setup lt A Channel Type Setup Use this button to further set up the channel type selected See Channel Type Setup Point Tag Enter up to nine
92. cates which external digital input will reset the Timer when Ext Reset Enable above is checked and the digital input is enabled The digital input needs to be programmed as a Timer Reset type Reset Intrvl This is the Reset Interval This is the time in days hours minutes and seconds between timer resets when Auto Reset is checked Reset Sync If the Sync Enabled checkbox the Timer will reset the first time it reaches the set time This allows the user to synchronize the reset to a known time This also allows several channels to be synchronized together if the Reset Sync time is set to the same for all This time is ignored if the enable box is not checked Base Point This is the actual source for the timer control The channel selected from the drop down menu should be set up for the correct input and in the correct units If the timer is to free run DO NOT select any Base Point Reset Print When this box is checked the timer reset information will be appended to the alarm event log each time the timer resets Power Up Reset When this box is checked the Totalizer will start from zero each time the unit powers up otherwise it will carry on where it left of before 5 1 3 7 Totalizer The Totalize calculation keeps a running total of the value of a base point sampled at a programmed rate This will continue until the programmed reset interval time is reached at which time the value is logged on the Alarm Event log window if Reset Print
93. cknowledge button This icon changes color as shown below No alarms Indicator is Green D No Alarms Alarm Muted Indicator is Amber Alarm condition or Alarms disabled Indicator is Red Any channel that has an alarm condition and is displayed as a digital display or bar chart will blink its displayed value or indicate alarm as long the alarm condition exists Bar charts will also indicate alarm set points where possible using small arrow icons A for high alarm and Y for low alarm as shown on the right Alarms will also be recorded in the Alarm Event Log with a time and date stamp the channel and alarm and the event message if any Alarms are acknowledged by pressing the Alarm Acknowledge button Alarm Status Indicator icon in the Task Bar This will silence the alarm the status indicator will continue to show status as indicated above The acknowledge event will be logged into the alarm event log If security is enabled see password setup the user has to be logged in order to accept an alarm and the username will be added to the alarm event log acknowledge event Alarms will also activate relay outputs if this option is installed and set up See Section 5 5 Digital Input Output for details Page 63 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 4 1 Alarm Master Setup Alarm setup can be done through the Alarm Master Setup or can be done on an as you go basis through the Channel Setup m
94. cocccconcoconcononconcnnoncanonconcaronconenroncnronranens 112 Page VI 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Warnings and Safety Precautions NOTE The contents of this manual are correct at the time of issue The contents may change at any time without prior notification This is due to continuous developments to the recorder and its functionality 1 1 Trademarks e Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows CE are all registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e CompactFlash and CF logo are trademarks of the Compact Flash Association CFA e For the purpose of the manual the and 6 symbols will not follow their own trademark names or registered trademark names e Company names and Product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their individual owners 1 2 Symbols One or more of the following symbols may appear on the recorder labeling Refer to manual for instructions see Section 1 3 below Caution Risk of electric shock Earth ground terminal Directive 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment pl 1 3 Warning and Safety Notice the REAR TERMINAL PANEL of your instrument USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING OR SERVICING your instrument Please read the warnings below and the entire contents of Section 3 Installation and Wiring within this manual before attempting to install or service your instrument i This Safety Notice has been includ
95. conds The recorder has several levels of password to protect the various functions and prevent unauthorized access to the unit Access can also to limited access and control who can make changes who can access and who can administer the unit Page 11 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 11 1 Security Levels There are three security levels for gaining direct access to the recorder Security levels are only active if security is enabled The three levels are Administrator Has access to all levels of the recorder menus and systems Manager Has restricted access A Manager cannot set up any base level parameters but can use existing setups to create alarms displays and the like User Can use the recorder only as set up by the Administrator or Manager A User cannot change any parameters A User needs to log in to accept alarms User management is an Administrative only function and is controlled in the System Administrative Menu Here the Administrator can set usernames and passwords disable users set user expiry times and force a user to be logged out after a specific time The number of log in attempts can also be set before the current user is disabled All users need to log in to the unit to perform any functions At each log in the recorder makes a note of the time and user name and will also log any failed attempts at login Each user has a unique username and password Users may change their passwords at any time
96. connection is via an internationally accepted IEC 320 AC mains connector or screw terminal Figure 3 5 and Figure 3 6 WARNING Ensure all mains power is turned off before proceeding with installation This unit is provided with a mating connector for the ac power socket or with a compatible three wire grounded cable which may be terminated with a plug Always ensure the ground wire green or green and yellow or ground pin of the plug is connected to a low impedance safety ground earth within the ac power distribution system you are using Always use the recommended mating connector and an approved three wire cable to connect this unit to the ac mains Always provide a low impedance safety ground wire to the ground lug on the rear panel marked Figure 3 5 shows the IEC 320 AC mains connector on the rear of the recorder The center pin is the ground termination If a mating plug is provided it will be marked with the Ground LINE L or hot and NEUTRAL N or return In the United States an approved cable with integral plug NEMA 5 15 P is provided In some instances a cable with no plug may be provided In this instance the user must connect an approved plug to the cable prior to connecting to the AC source Figure 3 5 Figure 3 6 shows the screw terminal power connections on the rear of the recorder The right terminal is ground the center terminal is LINE L or hot and the left terminal is NEUTRAL N or return The wire color
97. ctional set of parameters Use this option if you want to start over configuring the unit Cancel This allows you to exit cil without doing anything _Load Confic Figure 4 4 Load Configuration NOTE There is an option to save the CONFIG file automatically any time a change is made to the file by the User This can be set in the System Setup menu If the user finds this too time consuming this option may be disabled The responsibility is then on the user to SAVE THE CONFIG FILE 3 The User can perform a QUICK SAVE CONFIG at any time by pressing the Save Config Button on the Utility Setup Menu shown left Page 29 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 section 4 Functional Description 4 6 Sending Email Sending email can be done in two ways initiated by the user or initiated by an alarm condition The email settings have to first be set up in the System Admin Menu This is where the default recipient and routing information is entered To send an email on an alarm condition it is necessary to set up the alarms accordingly and make sure that the system is enabled to allow emails to be sent NOTE In order to send email it is necessary to have the IP address set by DHCP and email settings must be correctly set in E mail Setup a To send an email manually it is necessary to enter the System Admin Menu and tap the email icon A shown on the left This will bring up the email window shown below The data in this wi
98. display MIN Minimum will display the minimum lowest value ever measured MAX Maximum will display the maximum highest value ever measured AVG Average will perform a weighted average on all input samples at 10 samples sec and average them as last value current value 2 and display this Note you can use the Filter on each channel to provide additional averaging The display indicated the current display mode in the lower left of the display widget using the characters above with the exception that NO indicator is shown for real time instantaneous value Maximum value is shown displayed chs Seconds right l Page 57 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 3 2 Bar Graphs There are four types of bar graph widgets two horizontal and two vertical with full size and half size versions of each Up to 8 full size horizontal and 16 half size horizontal bar graphs can be placed on the GUI Up to 6 full size vertical and 12 half size vertical bar graphs can be placed on the GUI The full size The half size vertical bar vertical bar widget is 1 block widget is 1 block across by 8 across by 4 The full size horizontal bar widget is 6 blocks blocks tall lt b blocks tall It across by 1 block tall lt shows up to 8 characters shows up to 8 shows up to 8 of Channel Tag and Engineering units It has a 5 characters of characters of character Digital readout Channel Tag Channel Ta
99. e active for this channel 2 provided the Master Enable is set When not checked the alarms are deactivated for this channel Pressing the Alarm Setup button opens the Alarm Setup dialog window This allows changes to be made to the channel alarm settings which will affect ALL widgets using this channel This is a protected option Apply Pressing this button will exit and save any changes made Page 56 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup X Exit Pressing this button will exit without saving any changes made in THIS dialog box ONLY If you used the Setup or Alarms buttons to make changes to the channel information these are Global and WILL be saved Setup Pressing this button opens the Channel Setup window This allows changes to be 2 made to the channel settings which will affect ALL widgets using this channel This is a protected option Delete Pressing this button will DELETE the Digital Display Widget This will remove it from U the display 5 3 1 2 Displaying Min Max or Average Values The Digital Display widgets show the instantaneous channel value but can be changed at any time to display minimum maximum or average values To change the reading double tap in the lower line of the digital display widget indicated right This will pop up a drop down menu that allows the user to select the display mode as follows INST Instantaneous display the data as it is read default real time
100. e area network WAN when the recorder is on the other side of a firewall The Remote Manager funnels all communication through a single port and is consequently slower than the Remote Display Both programs allow a user to sit ata PC and operate the recorder as though they were right at the unit 6 6 2 1 Remote Display The Remote Display program is installed from the software installation disk that came with the arag recorder This program requires support programs that need to be in the correct folder which is sap i managed by the installation If these files do not exist you will get an error message This program aic will only work on a local area network Once installed it is launched by double clicking the Remote mask Display Icon shown right This launches the program window as shown below A Select an IP Address from the pull down menu or add a new one RemoteDispla 92 OA is AA EJER by clicking the ADD Recorder Icon shown right This will pop up 192 168 0 250 8 a form to enter IP Address Description and User name Once this Retine 02 y is added click the ADD button to close Fig 6 5 2 Remote Display Enter the password which Is never stored and then press the Connect Icon ar This will launch a separate window and make connection with the recorder It will display a real time image of the recorder screen which updates every second and is interactive Use the mouse cursor to tap on the screen as though
101. e button option to delete a file or folder Page 98 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication Note that when you mouse over any file or folder a pop up bar will show the details of the item file size and last modified date and time The FTP Manager allows for file manipulation between the local PC computer and the remote recorder It functions much like Windows Explorer and allows files to be uploaded or downloaded between devices allows files to be renamed moved copied and deleted Proceed with CAUTION to prevent accidental deletion of system files that could stop the recorder from operating Once the program is launched enter the IP Address of the recorder or select it if it has already been entered before and enter the user name and password Click the Connect Icon and if the z recorder is active on the network connection will be made and the file directory will be gt o x displayed Files may be moved between the recorder and the local PC and may be deleted on the recorder Be careful when uploading files to the recorder or deleting files It is recommended you work with data and configuration files only Page 99 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication 6 6 2 Remote Control There are two remote control programs available for controlling the recorder over the Ethernet Remote Display is recommended if you are on the same network as the recorder Remote Manager allows control of the recorder over a wid
102. e changes Page 78 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Time To change the time tap on the hour min secs accordingly then adjust using the up and down arrow keys Date Time Properties Daylight Savings To enable daylight savings USA check Date Time the daylight savings box EE july 2010 eye eeson Date To change the date select the date on the calendar SMTWIEFES Use the left or right arrows to change the month Alternatively by tapping the month a menu will pop up allowing the month to be selected lf you tap the year as set of up down arrows will appear to allow the year to be set 2 mI WIF gt Automatically adjust ef 20 29 30 1 2 3 clock for daylight 4 5 a 9 10 saving 11 12 15 16 18 19 22 23 eo 26 9 0 ES E menu button and selecting the time zone you are in GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US amp Canada Time Zone Select the time zone by tapping the drop down Time Zone Once the time and date have been set tap the APPLY button then tap the OK button To simply cancel any settings tap the Fig 5 7 3 2 Date Time Setup X button This will take you back to the previous menu l Once the changes have been made press the accept button x to exit or the cancel button _X to quit without saving the changes Page 79 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 7 4 User Setup Password Management The recorder can be protected by various levels of passwords lf password prot
103. e does not matter Press the Set Chan button A Channel has been set successfully popup will appear Press OK in the top right corner Plug a 2500 resistor into the channel selected above and press the Calibrate button On completion of the step you will get a Calibration Function OK popup dialog Press OK in the top right corner Select Store Cal from the Calibration Function drop down menu and press the Calibrate button Accept the Calibration Function OK popup dialog 7 3 3 Calibrating Frequency This only needs to be done on one channel to calibrate all however it has to be done on a frequency input channel 1 6 7 or 12 You will also need a calibrated 1 Hz signal Select the channel to use in the Channel drop down menu box 1 6 7 or 12 and select 1 Hz Cal in the Calibration Function drop down menu box The Range does not matter Press the Set Chan button A Channel has been set successfully popup will appear Press OK in the top right corner Apply a calibrated 1 Hz signal 0 to 5V signal typical into the channel selected above with the positive signal going to Fin and the ground to COM See Section 2 4 3 6 for connection detail Press the Calibrate button On completion of the step you will get a Calibration Function OK popup dialog Press OK in the top right corner Page 104 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 7 Instrument Care and Maint
104. e etal lee o required password and ActiveSync will show the window shown right Select Help No to the Set Up a Hide Details 2 Partnership request Note the recorder does not have the ability to ENE synchronize should launch automatically If a password has been set you will Microsoft ActiveSync Information Type Click the Next gt button and a connection should be made screen left You can use the Explore option to browse files on the recorder Do NOT delete system files on the recorder 3 Driver Software Installation Microsoft USB Sync installed The following description is for Windows Vista The first time the recorder is a Wielie successfully installed plugged into the Vista machine it will be recognized and the driver will be NS loaded The recorder is identified as a Microsoft USB Sync device right If a password has been set you will be AutoPlay oe eee asked for this password Finally the ERP a ri mobile device is password protected In order Windows Vista Mobile Device Manager aaa A conne o THe device you must enter 1 3 333 password should auto launch shown right PP Always do this for this device dd Select the Open device to view files eae option to explore the files on the recorder no Do NOT delete system files on the ne seeped mare Mes lo Bis det recorder J Open device to view files 4 Import pictures el using Windows
105. e inputs through the computational and conditional options 5 1 1 Master Channel Setup The Master Channel Setup window is a one stop shop to quickly set up all the channels or geta 1i RTD 100pt 385 F eg general overview of channel setup If passwords are enabled the user has to log in as Administrator Gated Timer 100 Seconds Calculated Seconds E in order to access NOTE You cannot use this 3 stop the recording first See Section Record Setup 4 RTD 100pt 392 C eg Ch Enable Type Eng Units Alarms option if the unit is in the record mode you need to UnAssigned To access the Master Channel Setup window PS C sel Unassigned El E Press the Utility Setup Menu icon on the bottom left of the Task Bar Then press the Master Channel Setup e icon NOTE It takes the recorder a while to build the Figure 5 1 Master Channel Setup setup display as shown right The Master Channel Setup dialog window shows the current setup of all the channels and allows the user to edit each of them individually The checkboxes show whether the channel and its alarms are enabled You can see the current settings for Input Type Range and Engineering Units For example in Figure 5 1 Channel 2 is set up as a Gated Timer with engineering units of Seconds The channel is enabled and the alarms are disabled Tap the double arrow button to view the other 12 channels In order to change the setups it is necessary to use the setup
106. e saved in the system internal memory SD Card The drop down box shows available files Select the file to be played or none to use the default sound Contact This is the relay output contact that will be activated when the alarm is true You need to have an optional digital I O board in the system which needs to be set up correctly The contact has to be enabled If no contact output is required set this to None If you need to set up the contact press the Setup button alongside the contact number to get to the Digital Output Setup window 5 5 Digital Input Output The Digital Input Output features require an optional card which is plugged into the rear of the recorder This card will have some combination of up to 12 relays outputs and 6 opto isolated inputs depending on model number Check the specifications of the card you have for the output ratings and type of the relays and the input voltage of the opto isolated inputs In order to make use of the Digital Input Output capabilities of the recorder these need to be setup and initialized before use Setup can be done through the Utility Setup Menu when defining or editing widgets The status of the digital outputs is indicated by the icon on the Task Bar which also doubles as the Alarm Reset button The Alarm Reset button will drop out any contacts that are latched and no longer in alarm or any alarm that is set to drop out on reset The status is indicated as follows ES Relay outp
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108. ection Check the information that came with the card for further details Page 66 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 5 1 Digital Output Setup To access the Digital Output Setup dialog window q Press the Utility Setup Menu icon on the bottom left of the Task Bar Then Press the ar Digital I O Setup icon which will bring up the digital IO selection dialog shown left A om _ The Top Button will take you to the Digital Input setup the lower button will take you to the Digital Output setup 7 Select the Digital Output setup button to launch the Digital Output Setup dialog window as r shown in Figure 5 5 1 This dialog window provides complete control over the setup of the digital relay outputs No assumption is made about the type of relay output or its capabilities these must be checked by the user from the hardware specifications of the card e installed in the recorder There can be a maximum of 12 output relays The scroll bar can be used to view contacts 7 to 12 Enable This checkbox is used to enable Enable Manual Relay type Fail Safe Open on Reset individual output relays If it is checked the output 4 Normal y is active if it is not the output is disabled Note that the Master Enable checkbox MUST be lv 2 BS Latching checked to allow any output to function If a Digital IO card is not present in the recorder or there are a _ ReFlash y less than 12 relays o
109. ection is not enabled the user can move about freely without having to enter user names or passwords lf passwords are enabled the recorder has three levels of protection Administrator Has access to all levels of the recorder menus and systems Manager Has restricted access A Manager cannot set up any base level parameters but can use existing setups to create alarms displays and the like User Can use the recorder only as set up by the Administrator or Manager Cannot change any parameters Needs to log in to accept alarms The administrator can create or remove users and assign privileges access restrictions and passwords as needed The recorder user manager password protection is managed in the User Management dialog window entered from the system admin menu by pressing the icon shown left If security is enabled only the Administrator can access this function The Password Management dialog window can be used to edit existing users or create new users Existing users are shown in the user list Security Enable If this box is checked security is p enabled and active If unchecked security is disabled and passwords are not required ee Security User Enter the name of a new user here If auseris Password e Enable selected from the list it will automatically populate this window Active This checkbox will enable the specified user if checked or disable the user if unchecked Level This drop down
110. ed the size of the window Windows Polis Cantral Rd Files can be copied from Compact Flash to USB for Figure 5 7 6 File Explorer example by selecting tapping the file and using the Edit menu to Copy it then navigate to the destination and use the Edit menu to Paste it Always select tap the file before using the menus to perform a function Note To rename files you need an external USB or PS2 keyboard connected to the recorder When the operations are complete tap the cancel icon X in the top right corner to exit 5 7 7 Network Settings A Tapping the Ethernet IP Address Setting icon in the System Admin Menu left will bring up the Network IP Address dialog window If you wish to specify an IP address enter the information in the IP Subnet Gateway WINS DNS and a Domain text boxes Check with your IT person if you are unsure what to enter here WINS and DNS are required in order to effectively send email from the recorder roe Alternatively you can select the Use DHCP check box This allows the network server to automatically assign a Network IP Address A free IP address to the recorder and all the necessary network information Note If DHCP is checked the recorder will get the time Fig 5 7 7 Network IP Address from the network time server on start up or upon connection irrespective of what the unit s current time is set to The units actual IP address whether user
111. ed to emphasize the DANGER OF HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES on 1 Before any connections are made to the recorder ensure the protective earth terminal is connected to a protective conductor The chassis ground terminal is indicated thus J WARNING This warning sign on the unit cautions the user to read this manual to determine the nature of the hazard and any precautions which should be taken Any interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside the recorder or disconnection of the protective earth terminal is likely to make the recorder dangerous under some fault conditions Intentional interruption is prohibited NOTE In order to comply with the requirements of safety standard EN61010 the recorder must have one of the following as a disconnecting device located within easy reach of the operator and be labeled as the disconnecting safety device e A switch or circuit breaker which complies with the requirements of IEC 60947 1 and IEC 60947 3 Page VII 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Warnings and Safety Precautions gt gt PRR RPE e A separable coupler which can be disconnected without the use of a tool e A separable plug without a locking device to mate with a socket outlet in the building 2 The protective earth terminal must remain connected even if the recorder is isolated from the mains supply if any of the measuring communications or relay terminals are connected to hazardous voltages 3 Whenever it is likely that protect
112. elect an IP Address from the pull down menu or add a new one by clicking the ADD sy Recorder Icon shown right This will pop up a form shown left to enter IP Address E Description and User name Once this is added click the ADD button to close Enter the password which is never stored and then press the Connect Icon right If the user name and password is correct and the recorder is accessible an image of the recorder screen will appear in the window as shown below If the program has to navigate the WAN it make take several seconds to connect Remote Manager V0 9 7 i aamin e Lea a Fig 6 5 5 Remote Manager Connected You may control the recorder any way you wish To terminate the connection hit the X in the upper right corner or preferably the disconnect button in the control window right You can zoom the display by pressing the Zoom Icon del 3 r Page 101 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 7 Instrument Care and Maintenance 7 1 Touch Screen Care should be taken with the touch screen when handling the unit Sharp and hard objects may pierce the touch screen and damage the display Only use the stylus provided for screen selection Clean the screen according to the instructions below Abrasive materials will damage the touch screen 7 2 Cleaning Instructions The unit may be cleaned by wiping with a soft cloth The front panel and display touch panel may be wiped with a slightly da
113. els Alarmi Boiler pressure left Press this button to return to the live display 12 31 2006 08 12 45 Channel Alarmi boiler pressure high 12 31 2006 08 05 03 System Startup y ee 12 31 2006 08 05 03 Unit Tag The Logs are a record of all alarms events and activities j pr that occur in the recorder The Activity Log is a record of aa ALARM LOG gr E leer all operator entries Each entry is annotated with the date and time the event occurred together with a description of the alarm event or activity If security is enabled the user s name will be logged along with the event The alarms and events are listed in chronological order with the latest entry at the top of the list As each new entry appears at the top of the list the rest scroll down Use the scroll bar to view past events The Logs display the latest 512 entries of the unlimited entries that are located on the internal memory card as AlarmFile log EventFile log and LogFile log The files are encrypted but can be read by the accompanying software These files can be archived using the System logfile menu Figure 4 3 Alarm Event Log These files will be automatically archived when they reach 1Meg in size The old file will be saved as xxx and the existing file will be cleared The files may also be saved to a specific location using the Save As button Admin only The files can be cleared using the Clear button J Admin only The files should be cleared periodically for t
114. enance Select Store Cal from the Calibration Function drop down menu and press the Calibrate button Accept the Calibration Function OK popup dialog In the event that you corrupt or adversely affect the calibration you can repeat it checking your input sources or as a last resort restore the known good factory calibration by pressing the Restore button Page 105 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Go to Table of Contents Appendix A Technical Specifications DISPLAY Display Type Color Resolution Color Display Modes Virtual Chart Speed Display Windows POWER Power Requirements Power Fail Protection Power Output ANALOG INPUTS Number of Inputs CCFL backlit Active Matrix TFT Liquid Crystal Display 5 6 inch QVGA with resistive analog touch screen control 320 H X 234 V pixels Graphics Trending vertical or horizontal Bar Graphs vertical or horizontal large or small Digital Meter large or small Alohanumeric Alarm and Event Log Display builder allows user to create custom displays Programmable 0 5 in hr to 600 in hr 10 mm hr to 15 000 mm hr Time Date Graphics Bars Large Digital Trends Disk Status System Status Menu Button Bar Unit Identification Alarms Events 100 to 240 Vac 50 60 Hz 35 VA max Optional 24 Vdc 15 Programmed parameters stored in non volatile memory Clock battery backed Internal battery backup provides orderly shutdown and the ability to surv
115. end lines move from right to left Vertical trends are available as full size 6 across x 8 down or half size 6 across x 4down Horizontal trends are available as full size 6 across x 8 down 2 3 size 4 cross x 8 down or half size 3across x 8 down Trends can be used in conjunction with any other widgets on the display as set up in the Display Builder The Trend View has a number of active elements The Trend Setup active area is the scale as shown osteo coo right Double tapping this area will pop up the Trend Scale Setup see below The name bar below the trend is the Scale Rotate TREND SETUP active area Tapping this bar will force the scale to RSE ARES move to that of the next channel The channel gt l identifiers show which channel scale is currently Po visible and what the engineering units are CHANNEL IDENTIFIERS The Browse button on the right of the name bar S below the trend allows the user to go to the trend browse screen Here the user can scroll through historic data zoom measure annotate and save or print images of the trend i PONE SP Boiler CH 1 GPM Oh Trends can have up to 18 channels on a display SAS RO ATE although this could be extremely cluttered Since it ACTIVE AREA is possible to create multiple trend displays or Eiaure 5 3 3 Trend Vi even displays with two half trends it would be Jure ose ENG view better to group smaller numbers of channels together on their own display
116. enu when defining or editing widgets This is the primary Alarm Setup dialog window It 5 E 0 q gives an overview of the 5 alarms for the selected channel showing the Type SetPoint and whether channel li E eee eee the alarm is enabled The setup button allows each L Cge alarm to be modified Note that the enable checkbox _ larm Mute Master Enable Notify Enable _ for each alarm channel is the status only if you Alarm Master Setup need to change this you have to press the setup El wl button i Figure 5 4 1 Alarm Master Setup To access the Alarm Master Setup dialog window Alarm Type SetPoint Enable Press the Utility Setup Menu icon on the 1 none 0 E bottom left of the Task Bar L Es none o i Then press the Alarm Master Setup icon to launch the Alarm Master Setup 7 none 0 C ba dialog window as shown right 4 E 0 E El Setup Proceed to set up the individual alarms see below Channel Below the overview is the Channel selection drop down box This shows the current alarm setup and allows the user to select any of the 18 channels lf you enter the setup from a specific channel you cannot change the channel Channel Enable When checked the alarms that are enabled for the channel will be active When unchecked alarms for this channel are disabled For an alarm to be active the individual alarm must be enabled AND the Channel Enable must be checked also see next Alarm Mute When unchecked t
117. ers Webserver supports http and ftp protocols OPC server Modbus Over Ethernet Server Serial Option Isolated RS485 RS232 Modbus Interface INPUT OUTPUT OPTION Outputs Optional Up to 12 x Relay out Form A normally open SPST contacts rated at 200V ac ordc Current 0 5A Max Power 25 watt 25 VA MAX Inputs Up to 6 optically isolated inputs 5 to 12 Vdc or 12 to 24Vdc Y 20mA User Selectable DESIGN ATTRIBUTES Operating Range 0 C to 50 C 10 to 80 RH Protection IP65 when mounted in panel Safety Meets the requirements of UL 61010 1 Ed2 2005 and CAN CSA C22 2 No 61010 1 Ed2 2007 when installed in accordance with the instruction in the manual UL approved File No E175096 Other 21CFR11 compliant Special Order EMC Meets the requirements of EN 61326 1997 A1 1998 A2 2001 A3 2003 and CE directive 2004 108 EC Input Voltage 100 to 240 Vac 50 60 Hz or 125 Vdc 35VA max Page 108 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Appendix A Technical Specifications PHYSICAL PARAMETERS Dimensions 174mm D x 144mm H x 144mm W excluding rear connections 6 85 D x 5 67 H x 5 67 W excluding rear connections See Installation detail Weight Approx 2 5kg 5 6lbs weight will vary depending on options installed Page 109 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Appendix B Digital Inout Voltage Adjustment WARNING B 1 ANALOG MODULE The analog input module accepts frequency inputs on Channels 1 6 7 and 12 By default these inputs are
118. es and exit Cancel Exit without making any changes Total Reset on Alarm If checked the Total will be reset by the Page 49 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 3 9 Moving Average The Moving Average sometimes referred to as the Rolling Average is a special instance of a calculated channel It calculates the average of the input value over a user set period of time known as the Moving Average Interval The average is maintained over this period on an ongoing basis until reset If the interval is set at 1 hour then the value displayed is always the average of the last or most current 1 hour The sample interval for the average is always 1 minute so in the case of a Moving Average Interval of 1 hour the value will be the average of the most recent 60 samples Select a Channel Type of Moving Avg This will bring up the Moving Average dialog window non E Ext Reset Enable This is the External Reset If this box is checked the count will be reset by an external event via the digital inputs Note an optional digital I O card must be present in the system AND the designated input must be programmed as a count reset for this to work ol a Sync Enable Reset Print Mm Power Wp Reset E Reset sync 4 18 00 PM Base Point CH O1 Sample Intyl Min Ext Input This indicates which external digital input will reset the Moving Average when Ext Reset Enable above is checked and the digital
119. ete button Page 55 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 3 Widgets A widget is a graphic element that a user interacts with or is used to build graphical user interfaces or GUls In the case of the recorder the user constructs a GUI using the Display Builder using widgets There are two basic types of widgets Bars and Digital Displays Trends while treated as a widget in the Display Builder are an autonomous class and are dealt with in the Trends section below 5 3 1 Digital Displays There are two types of digital displays full size and half size Up to 12 full size and 24 half size digital displays can be placed on the GUI Be ER The half size digital display widget is 2 blocks across by 1 block tall It shows the Point CHANI SECONDS Tag up to 8 characters and the Engineering Units up to 7 characters It can display up to 10 digits of data The full size digital display widget is 2 blocks across by 2 blocks tall It shows the Channel Tag up to 8 characters and the Engineering Units up to 7 characters It can display up to six large digits or eight smaller digits of data 5 3 1 1 Digital Display Setup The Digital Display Edit dialog window will pop up when setting up a display using the Display Builder or can be invoked at any time by double tapping the Digital Display widget on the screen The dialog box shows the Channel Number 2 and the Channel Type Full Digital The user ca
120. exceed 30Vdc Linear Inputs are divided into two types Current inputs 4 20 milliamps 0 20 milliamps and 10 50 milliamps using an external 50 ohm shunt 0 1 0 5W Voltage inputs 125mV 250mV 500mV 1 00V 3 0V 6 0V 12 0V 24 0V DC 3 4 4 4 Potential Free Contacts Normally open closed contact inputs Page 20 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation 3 4 4 5 Frequency Available on channels 1 6 7 and 12 only Default input is for 12 to 24V DC 20mA max The inputs can be jumpered internally for 5 to 12V dc See Appendix B for details IN IN COM IN IN COM IN IN COM 50 Q 0 1 0 5W THERMOCOUPLE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT RTDs CONTACTS NOTE RESISTOR FOR CURRENT ONLY Fin IN IN COM IN IN COM FH CHAN 1 7 FREQUENCY PULSE INPUT CHAN 6 12 FREQUENCY PULSE INPUT Figure 3 10 Analog Inputs Wiring Detail 3 5 Relay Output Contact Input WARNING l Page 21 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation To prevent the possibility of electrical shock use extreme caution when wiring contact output connections Hazardous potentials may exist on contact output terminals which are floating with respect to instrument ground These hazardous potentials may be exposed on the rear terminal panel of your instrument Any voltage potentials at the contact circuit will exist on the instrument s respective con
121. fferential Pair Transmit Differential Pair 3 RX 7 TX 6 RX 8 TX ETHERNET Two LEDs on the rear panel show Ethernet activity The Amber Link Speed LED indicates 10 or 100 On MBpS and the Green RxTx LED indicates communication activity The IP Figure 3 12 address needs to be set before this port will function Page 22 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation 3 7 USB Connection There are two USB Universal Serial Bus Connectors on the rear panel One is a Type A Master connector the other is a Type B Slave USB connector Only one can be active at any time the active connector is selected by a slide switch on the under side of the recorder close to the back panel The switch is set below the surface Slide the switch toward the connector you want active A or B BEFORE powering up the unit Use standard shielded USB connector cables to connect to your USB device Host PC to USB B Slave Device to USB A Host port Note Maximum cable length should not exceed 5m 15 feet MASTER A USB SLAVE B Figure 3 13 3 8 Audio Connection The audio output connector is a 6 pin mini din socket that permits connection to the recorders audio lines Connections are as follows Pin Direction Description 1 Out Audio Common 2 In Microphone Input 3 Out Line Output Left 5 Out Line Output Right 4 In Line Input Left 6 In Line Input Right An adapter is available that converts the Mini Din to 3 Standard Phone
122. file TrendPoints CSV in the internal memory SD Card Save All The saved data should be retrieved and archived as each time the Save All button is pressed it will overwrite the previous file if it exists Fig 4 13 8 Cursor Mode 4 13 4 Using Browser Jump To Future feature Page 3 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 4 Functional Description 4 14 Browsing Annotations It is possible to view attached messages and bitmaps directly from the live trend window by double tapping anywhere on the trend This will bring up the Browse Annotate selection box shown left The drop down menu shows the times of all attached memos or bitmaps in the buffer with the latest one first Select the time of the attachment you wish to view then press the attachment envelope button Trend Name 22 22 56 CH4 C E The memo or bitmap will be displayed as shown in View Memos above Figure 4 14 9 Live Trend 4 15 Saving Files to Remote FTP Servers The recorder can be set up to upload files to a remote FTP server while recording The user can upload files manually or can select a daily or weekly automatic upload of files Configuration and Log files can also be uploaded The recorder can be set to upload recorded files in real time based on the Split Files setup Files can be split as frequently as every hour at which time the file will be uploaded to the server The unit can be set to erase the files once they have been backed up
123. from power wires at the rear panel NOTE Ground cable shields at one end only to eliminate the possibility of interference due to ground loop currents When grounded transducers are used the shield should be grounded at the sensor end only 3 4 4 Analog Inputs The Analog Input board can have 6 or 12 channels 12 shown below Each Input is truly differential and has a positive IN and negative IN input and an RTD Common COM for RTD current return and Frequency input Common ONLY Channels 1 and 6 and optionally 7 and 12 have a Frequency Input FIN which is common with the COMmon input All inputs are isolated to 350 Vac from each other and 1500 Vac from the chassis ground Me Ne COM We y ae com m IH GHA ERES SE Y te Sue bese Ra i aus SS Figure 3 9 Analog Input Module 12 Channels shown COM Fin H i2 Fin Ue Com Tm mN CHAN 4 CHAN 3 4 4 1 Thermocouple Inputs Thermocouple Input connections are made as shown in Figure 3 10 T Cs The ambient temperature compensator is between inputs 3 and 4 3 4 4 2 Resistance Temperature Detector RTD Inputs Two or three wire RTDs may be used for connection with cable compensation of up to 50 ohms The COM Terminal is the common current return Wire 3 Four wire RTDs can be used simply do not connect the second wire Two wire RTDs require a jumper between IN and COM Refer to Figure 3 10 3 4 4 3 Linear Inputs Maximum input not to
124. g and and Engineering Engineering units Ithas a5 units lt has a 5 character Digital character Digital readout readout The full size horizontal bar widget is 3 blocks across by 1 block tall lt shows up to 8 characters of Channel Tag and Engineering units lt has no Digital readout 5 3 2 1 Bar Graph Setup The Bar Graph Display Edit dialog window will pop up Enable Channel Channel Type when setting up a display using the Display Builder or can J Vertical BAR be invoked at any time by double tapping the scale on the Point Tag Eng Units bar graph widget on the screen Active Alarms this window to change appearance parameters of the Bar Graph widget or can proceed beyond to fully set up or edit the channel information The dialog box shows the Channel Number 2 and the Channel Type Horizontal BAR Full The user can use e A Point Channel Shows the current Channel assigned to the widget The user can change the assignment by selecting i a different channel from the drop down list el Le Channel Type Shows the current widget style for the Figure 5 3 2 Bar Graph Display Edit channel For information only Enable When checked the Bar Graph is active when unchecked it is off and the Display will show OFF Point Tag This is a description for the channel point and defaults to the Channel Setup value It can be changed for this Bar Graph User can enter up to 8 characters Eng Units
125. h that configuration together The structure is as follows Director y Folders Files configFiles i pumpgphous e m1 pumphouse display oc ml _J cfg ig 5 config tn co Z eho iq dis c config display xml ar contig3 xm configs 4 configs display xml Blue text added by system Eg To copy the pumphouse configuration to a different media you need to go to the ConfigFiles directory and copy the FOLDER pumphouse_cfg In the root of the internal memory SD card are two files config xml and displays xml These are the default configuration files used by the system When you quick save a configuration this is where it saves to You should not transport these files but rather save the configuration as mentioned above Page 8 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 5 2 Data Files When data is recorded the unit creates a folder in the root directory of the selected media with the name given in the Record Setup menu This folder contains all files generated during the record session The primary data file is in this folder and has the extension dat So if you set up to record to the compact flash card and name the file session1 the recorder will create a folder on the compact flash card CF CARD named session1 In this folder will be a file session1 dat which is an ActiveX Data Object File ADO and is the primary database containing all the recorded channel data as well as
126. he alarms will function normally but the alarm will not sound it will be muted The alarm status indicator will be amber Notify Enable This enables or disables any email activity initiated by the Notify option in the Alarm Setup When unchecked no emails will be sent Master Enable This enables or disables ALL ACTIVE alarms on ALL Channels When unchecked no alarms will work and the alarm status indicator will be red continuously Exit Pressing this button will exit the window applying whatever changes have been made Page 64 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 4 1 1 Alarm Setup Pressing the setup button above takes you to the individual Alarm Setup dialog window shown below right The window will show the default Channel and Alarm setup based upon entry conditions eg Channel 2 Alarm 1 The user can change the Alarm Number and the window will refresh and show the setup for that alarm Channel Alm No Alarm Type enable 2 Le fi 7 tio gt O noti Setpoint Dead band Delay Record Rate OF Change Event Msg Enable Audio File sec Chan 2 gt 30 GENALRM way Alm No The current alarm for the current channel 1 to 5 None z P x Alarm Type This drop down selection box allows the user to select one of the available ALARM SETUP alarm types The Alarm types are For Linear Frequency and Calculated inputs None High Channel The current channel that the alarm setup refers t
127. he files from the recorder once they have been backed up to the FTP server Page 84 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Enable Data File backup when split Check this box to send split files to the FTP server The upload times are set by the File Split option in the Record Setup menu As each split file is closed it is uploaded to the FTP server and the prior file is deleted if the clear after backup box is checked Press the Send Files button to select files to manually upload This will bring up the file selection dialog box Use this to select which files to upload now to the FTP Server Files need to be added to list to be uploaded to the server Files are added one at a time 150 Cardibtusbibtu3b dat Remove File from List select file by cliking on it then press this button to remove it from the list Remove all Files from List Add files to the list Press this button to browse and select files to add to the upload list EE Upload files Press this button to send the files to E the FTP server ie esl ili al le Once the files have been uploaded press the accept to quit Figure 5 7 9 3 FTP File Transfer List button x to exit or the cancel button at any time without sending the files 5 7 10 Set ActiveSync Password This allows the administrator to set up the password for allowing PC to USB on the recorder aft connection via Activesync This feature is entered from the system admin
128. he rear panel of the recorder is shown below BATTERY DISCONNECT SYSTEM GROUND LUG 24 VDC OUTPUT OPTION POWER SUPPLY MODULE AC POWER gt INPUT dl gt EO OFF ON BATTERY BACKUP ANALOG INPUTS AMBIENT CHANNELS 7 12 TEMPERATURE OPTIONAL SENSOR ANALOG INPUT ANALOG INPUTS MODULE CHANNELS 1 6 INPUT OUTPUT MODULE OPTIONAL USB TYPE A MASTER 3 Yi OOOO J O 4 Y 7 Y Fw Y USB TYPE B RS 232 RS 485 lies V gt LL SLAVE DB9 CONNECTOR OPTIONAL a ey ACTIVITY LED SPEED LED MOUSE KEYBOARD MEMORY EXPANSION SLOT ETHERNET RJ 45 CONNECTOR CONNECTOR AUDIO CONNECTOR UNDER Figure 2 4 Recorder Rear Panel 2 4 1 Power Supply The power supply module is at the top of the recorder rear panel The rear panel of the universal AC version is shown in above On the right is the AC power input socket that takes a standard IEC connector Screw terminals are available as an option as is a DC power supply module To the left is the optional 24 Volt dc output option which provides isolated voltage to power external sensors 100mA Below this is the battery disconnect switch The battery is used to enable the system to shut down correctly and survive short power outages or brown outs It should be disconnected for storage or shipping purposes The system grounding lug is used to properly ground the recorder on installation NOTE See Section 3 for installation and connection details 2 4 2 Analog Inputs The analog input
129. he sake of efficiency and space 4 4 Record Session A record session commences once a file name has been defined in the Record Setup menu and remains open until a new name is assigned This file name is the name of the data file that will be recorded to the media and will contain all the data alarm and event information as programmed The recorder will create a folder on the designated media with the same name as the file name This folder will contain the data file as well as all ancillary files associated with this recording for example annotation bit map dumps These files may be referenced by the data file during playback on the PC and should not be separated When copying or moving use the entire folder not the files Folder Mydata AA Data File Mydata dat Bitmap Files Text Files Related Files Other files that may be associated with the session are the configuration file config xml and the Event log LogFile log and LogFileHist log These files reside on the root directory of the internal memory SD Card and can be copied to the media upon which the session folder resides by selecting the Archive System Files option Page 28 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 4 Functional Description 4 5 Configuration Manager The Configuration Manager is entered from the System Admin Menu by pressing the icon shown at the right This is a privileged option and allows the administrator to load save or clear the configuration
130. hese five Alarms can be any combination of numerous Alarm types limits The Alarm dead band also known as hysteresis and Alarm delay can also be programmed for each Alarm type In addition a custom event message can be created for entry into the alarm event log and can be set up to be emailed to the user For all inputs other than Linear Dry Contact or Conditional the Alarm types are None High Low Rate or Abnormal For Linear Dry Contacts and Conditional Inputs the Alarm types are None True or Open False or Close or Abnormal The Alarm types are described below None No alarm set High Set High alarms up to five Alarm will occur if input is greater than the Alarm set point Low Set Low alarms up to five Alarm will occurs if input is less than the Alarm set point Rate Set Rate alarms up to five Alarm will occur if the input changes by more than the set point value in the specified time Abnormal Set alarms for Abnormal conditions TCBO Overflow invalid etc True Open Set alarm if condition is True or Open as defined Conditional inputs and Dry Contacts ONLY False Close a if condition is False or Closed as defined Conditional inputs and Dry Contacts If you try to program an alarm with an illegal condition for example setting a Linear Voltage input alarm to Type False you will get an error The Alarm status is shown in the Task Bar at the bottom of the screen This icon also doubles as the Alarm A
131. hrough the file Tap the DONE button to exit 2 10 Activity Lights Alarms Enable Channel E Enable Copy From Channel Type Input Panel Esc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 4 Tablalwlelr tly luli jo pit y CaPials d flajm ik iid ey shift x c v b n m o CET JA ____ Ee ee y Ka 255 CHANNEL SETUP Figure 2 5 On screen Keyboard DIGITAL OUTPUT SETUP This dialog has complete control over the setup of the digital relay outputs Mo assumption is made about the type of relay output or its capabilities these must be checked by the user from the hardware specifications of the card installed in the recorder There can be a maximum of 12 output relays The scroll bar can be used to view the rest of the contacts Enable This checkbox is used to enable individual output relays IF it is checked the output is active iF it is mot the Figure 2 6 On screen Help At the bottom right of the display are three small square activity lights the top one being white the middle green and the bottom black Figure 2 7 Activity Lights 2 11 Security These have no purpose for the user other than feel good indicators to indicate everything is working internally The white block is the analog subsystem activity and blinks at around 3 Hz The green block indicates internal data execution and the black block is the internal watchdog and blinks at a rate around once every 3 se
132. ht of each panel display is the physical channel number In the event that a channel is in Alarm this will be shown in the upper left in large red letters as in the case of Channel 2 The live data updates every 3 to 5 seconds There are a number of buttons below the live data display Chan 7 12 and Chan 1 12 show those channels 7 to 12 or all channels 1 to 12 View Recorder shows the actual recorder display as seen at the recorder itself as shown below This updates every 5 seconds Recorder Live View Windows Internet Explore anil Leal 3 http 192 168 1 193 DC6view html 4 X Live Searcl pr w ki Recorder Live View fap 5 dei v b Page y g Tools Chan 1 12 L n Chani 6 Chan 7 12 Figure 6 1 3 View Recorder Page l Page 89 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication 6 2 Web Based FTP Manager The File Manager Button brings up the FTP launch window Note that you need internet access to run the FTP File Manager and the Java Engine must be present If you are communicating through a firewall or router Port 21 must be enabled Click the big button to a proceed If internet access is not available you can run the local Recorder File Manager by clicking on the here link This is a standalone Windows only program on the installation disk lt needs to be installed in accordance with the instructions Note Internet Access Required to Run this
133. ig B 4 Digital IO Module Jumpers 2 Channel shown Page 111 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Appendix C Manual Revisions Rev 0 991 11 4 08 AJW Int Consistency Changed keypad to keyboard where applicable Consistency Changed Edit to Setup where applicable Added Section 5 7 4 1 Activity Log Replaced Fig 4 9 Edited Section 4 9 from Totalizer Reset to Channel Reset Renamed reference to language file to MultiLanguage CSV Replaced Fig 5 7 2 Added sections to 5 7 2 to include Pop up keyboard enable and FTP enable Rev 0 992 11 7 08 AJW Int Correct Links 4 6 Added Note Rev 0 993 11 21 08 AJW Released Change Relay spec to 25W Split Section 1 2 created 1 3 Added battery info and read the manual signs Add manufacturer information to Section 1 3 Add part number info to Section 3 Sec 5 75 add keyboard note Sec 4 6 add multiple email To info Rev 1 00 12 23 08 AJW Released Added 5 7 5 Activity Log section renumbered items updated pictures and references accordingly Added keyboard mute info to Volume option Rev 1 00 1 12 28 08 AJW Added Max input terminal voltage for Channel inputs Section 1 3 and 3 4 2 3 Changed Section 3 4 2 1 to 3 4 3 and adjusted numbering accordingly Change Analog Isolation value to 1500 Vac in specification Rev 1 00 2 03 29 09 AJW Added part number extension Section 2 6 Changed safety notice in Section 3 2 and 3 4 2 in accordance with UL requirement Modified Date Time Setup Section Added
134. igger Digital Input set to The Record The specified checkbox is checked Record and enabled ARM button has digital input must The trigger source is Must be same input REE DESSEN RE ACNNAIRG selected as selected in Record Setup When the external event is active the unit will start recording It will continue to record for a minimum of 30 seconds or until the external event is removed 4 10 3 Email on Alarm Event The recorder can be set up to send an email on an alarm event Any alarm can be programmed to Notify a recipient of the event The email will be sent to the default address entered into the System Setup Menu lt is also necessary to set up the smtp information in the System Menu Finally in the Alarm Setup menu the channel must be enabled along with the Notify Enable and the Master enable Always make sure the email is functional by manually sending an email otherwise if the alarm triggers an email which cannot be sent the recorder will try then simply discard it The following conditions for email on Alarm event must be met for an email to be sent System Setup Alarm Setup Alarm Master Setup Alarm SMTP email Notify is checked Channel Enable checked The specified information has been alarm must be in setup AS Master Enable checked an alarm condition checked Notify Enable checked There must be a functional Ethernet connection 4 11 Turning the unit off When power is removed from the unit it does not tu
135. indow will pop up see below E po Move Allows a widget to be moved Press the Move button then tap the widget It will be lifted off the palette Tap the new location you want to move the widget to Clear All Will completely clear the palette of all widgets g Save Saves the display with the name entered into the save dialog box Alternatively select an existing display name and Sert a F overwrite it Figure 5 2 3 Display Builder Ea Load Loads an existing display which can be modified Use the dialog box to select existing displays x Cancel Discard all settings and exit Exit Exit with settings intact x Page 54 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 2 3 Rotate List The Rotate List allows the user to decide which Rotate List Auto Rotate Displays display views will be active Under normal viewing conditions the user can rotate through the displays by pressing anywhere on the Task Bar where there is no button Each time the Task Bar is pressed the next display will be loaded The Rotate List Setup dialog window as shown right allows the user to select which displays will be active and set the order in which they display To access the Rotate List Setup dialog window 4 Press the Utility Setup Menu icon on the a bottom left of the Task Bar Then press the Rotate List icon to launch the Rotate List dialog window as shown in Figure 5 2 4
136. input is enabled The digital input needs to be programmed as a Count Reset type Fig 5 15 Moving Average Setup Moving Avg Intvl This is the average time period in days hours and minutes over which the average is calculated Note that the Sample interval defaults to 1 minute so a 1 hour moving average interval will contain 60 samples a 1 day interval will contain 1440 samples Reset Sync If the Sync Enabled checkbox is checked the Count will reset the first time it reaches the set time This allows the user to synchronize the reset to a known time This also allows several channels to be synchronized together if the Reset Sync time is set to the same for all This time is ignored if the enable box is not checked Reset Print When this box is checked each time the total is reset the information will be appended to the alarm event log time and total Power Up Reset If checked the average will be reset when the unit is powered up otherwise it will carry on from where it left off when the unit was powered down Base Point This is the actual source for the average The channel selected from the drop down menu should be set up for the correct input and in the correct units Base Point cu 02 y Sample Intvl This is the sample interval not the average interval lt is defaulted to 1 minute and cannot be changed Apply Save the values and exit DA Cancel Exit without making any changes 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Page 50
137. ion has been impaired the recorder should be made inoperative and secured against operation Contact the factory for assistance 4 Any adjustment maintenance and repair of the opened recorder under voltage should be avoided as far as possible and if inevitable should be carried out only by a skilled person who is aware of the hazard involved All repairs should be carried out only by authorized service personnel or returned to an authorized repair center 5 Where conductive pollution such as condensation or conductive dust is present adequate air conditioning filtering and or sealing must be installed 6 Signal and supply voltage wiring should be kept separate from one another Where this is impractical shielded cables should be used for the signal wiring 7 This unit contains a Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH battery pack which must be disposed of properly Replace only with the same type of battery pack Replacement should be done only by a factory certified technician WARNING Non rechargeable batteries may explode or leak when charged 8 Input Terminal CHAN 1 CHAN 6 or CHAN 1 CHAN 12 voltages NOT TO EXCEED 30Vdc Max transient voltage not to exceed 50Vdc This equipment is intended for use in Measurement Category I This Equipment is NOT intended for use in Measurement Categories ll lll and IV 9 If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer the protection provided by the equipment might be im
138. ions Pie FA Tf ye which may be based on a live channel Setting T a live input channel to be a conditional channel will disable the live input It is recommended that the virtual channels Channel 7 to 18 ina 6 input unit or Channels 13 to 18 in a 12 channel unit be assigned as conditional channels Basically the user sets up a condition which can have two possible outcomes one if the condition is true and another if the condition is false as fas cis cis ar cs The Conditional Channel Setup dialog window Conditional Channel Setup requires three inputs the condition to be tested the result if true and the result if false See Figure 5 8 Figure 5 8 Conditional Channel Setup C01 through C18 represent channels 1 to 18 some of which may be live channels The Conditional Channel Setup window also allows up to six constants to be set and used See constants above Once data has been entered the expression needs to be tested as shown above before exiting by pressing the Exit button In the example of Figure 5 8 Channel 13 is being programmed to indicate zero to 100 for a 4 20 milliamp input on Channel 1 with any input less than 4 milliamps showing zero 5 1 3 6 Gated Timer The Gated timer Calculated point type allows a timer measuring in seconds to be controlled by a gate from a logic point For example if a point is i GE measuring temperature and you wanted to know 0 o E
139. ions of the recorder There are various levels of protection and access to functions is based on user privileges These levels are User Can operate the recorder but cannot change any settings or configuration Manager Can operate and configure the unit but cannot change basic settings Administrator Can operate the unit and change all configurations and settings If password protection is NOT enabled then all users have administrative privileges Log in is done via the System Utility Menu using the log in icon shown right This will bring up the login dialog box Qs shown below right Note lf a user is not logged in and attempts to access a protected function this log in dialog box will pop up at each instance Logging in allows a user to navigate the unit without having to deal with this at each attempt to do anything Once logged in a user remains logged in until they log out or their log in time expires however they will be required to enter their password Enter the User ID and Password using the keyboard and USED Corn MiB tap OK Check mark Check the Change Password box if Input Panel you wish to change your password Esc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 O To Log Out tap the Log In icon and you will be asked if you pepe ebialwle r tly juli joleiciy want to log out Tap the Yes button C Plajsja fjojn j k 1 shift x c v b n m 7 CET i Je e gt Logging in or out is recorded in the Activity Log Figure 4
140. ive Dat Calibration Function Select what is to be done from the drop down menu as follows 0 000 Zero Cal Calibrate the offsets on the Analog converter Apply 0 Volts to the selected channel Doing this on one channel calibrates all channels RESTORE FACTORY Full Cal Calibrate the full scale ranges needs to be CALIBRATION done for each input range Apply the voltage in parentheses for each range Doing this on one channel calibrates all channels Zero Cal RTD Calibrate the offsets for the RTD ranges Apply a jumper across COM This needs to be done for each channel Figure 7 1 Calibration Window Current Cal RTD Calibrate the unit s current excitation source Apply a 250 Ohm precision resistor Doing this on one channel calibrates all channels Page 102 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 7 Instrument Care and Maintenance 1 Hz Cal Calibrate the units frequency reference Apply a 1 Hz signal to channel 1 6 7 or 12 Doing this on one channel calibrates all four channels Store Cal This saves the new calibration settings into non volatile memory Set Channel Activate the Channel to be calibrated This will enable the Live Data Calibrate Perform the calibration This is non reversible Live Data Shows the actual live input on the selected Channel Restore Factory Calibration Will restore the calibration data that was in effect when the unit shipped from the factor
141. ive brownouts and short blackouts lt 20 seconds Data retention time without power 3 months Optional isolated 24Vdc 100mA output 6 or 12 direct inputs plus 6 additional calculated channels Measurement Category CAT Maximum Input Isolation Input Resolution Input Impedance Measurement Rate 30 Vde Transient OverVoltage Protection 50Vdc Installation category II Pollution Degree 2 350 Vdc or RMS AC channel to channel 1500 Vdc or peak AC Channel to Chassis 0 0015 of full scale 16 bit unless otherwise stated gt 1megohm 10 times per second on all direct input channels Common Mode Noise Rejection gt 100 dB 50 60 Hz filter enabled Normal Mode Noise Rejection gt 50 dB at 50 60 Hz filter enabled Math Functions Analog Input Signals fully programmable x square root sine cosine tangent log totalization powers averages conditional logic AND NOT OR gt lt gated timers Can use live channels in calculation Can define 6 constants and 6 functions per channel DC Voltage Bipolar Input Full scale ranges 125mV 250mV 500mV 1 00V 3 0V 6 0V 12 0V 24 0V Accuracy Ranges to 1V 0 06 Ranges gt 1V 0 1 DC Current with external shunt 4 to 20 mA 0 to 20 mA and 10 to 50 mA Accuracy 0 15 using external 50 ohm 0 1 shunt Page 106 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Appendix A Technical Specifications Thermocouple Per ITS90 Resolution 0 Type Range C Accuracy C J 2
142. ize the reset to a known time This also allows several channels to be synchronized together if the Reset Sync time is set to the same for all This time is ignored if the enable box is not checked Reset Print When this box is checked the max min avg reset information will be appended to the alarm event log each time the values reset Power Up Reset When this box is checked the value max min or avg will be reset on power up otherwise it will continue from the last value saved before power down Monthly Reset When this box is checked the value max min or avg will be reset at the start of each new month Reset on Alarm If Alm Reset Enable is checked the Min Max Avg values will be reset by the Alarm condition selected In this 01 y alam e case when Channel 1 Alarm 1 is active Page 41 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 3 Channel Type Setup The Channel Type Setup dialog window is dependent upon the type of input selected in the Channel Setup window above Type 1 04 5 1 3 1 Linear Input For Linear Voltage and Current the dialog box is Low shown in right For other input types it will differ Select the Type from the pull down item list The Low following ranges are available Input tan t gt Offset LL Span i Filter aw 1 Current 4 20mA 0 20mA and 10 50mA NOTE When selecting currents it is necessary to provide a LINEAR INPUT SETUP WA Voltage 125mV 25
143. le tapping the screen will go to the Annotate dialog window The text memos will show in a pop up window on the trend browse screen as shown in Figure 4 13 6 below The bitmaps will show in a new window provided the bitmap is available see Figure 4 13 7 If you removed renamed or deleted the bmp file you will get an error message When you are done viewing the memo tap the OK button On the bitmap tap the check mark Done button If the memo or bitmap was attached while recording a file these items will be available for review on the PC software Page 36 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 4 Functional Description giidi lo 200 ea 150 which will be aen AAM Seg 3 i E o gt al act i jump Eo 7 Zoom T Aloh fx O feo E Fig 4 13 6 Memo View Fig 4 13 7 Bitmap View 4 13 3 Using the Cursor ae Available only in the Browse mode yeso 359100 Pressing the cursor button will bring up a 15 42 10 300 cursor on the browse screen A window will pop up OF Mow 010 on the right hand side of the screen showing the CH1 60 000 CH 10 000 CHs 15 000 JCH4 159 500 number of the sample the time date and active channel values directly under the cursor The upper slider bar scrolls through the data buffer The lower slider bar moves the cursor The Save All button can be used to save all the data in the browse buffer even though the recorder is NOT recording The data is saved as a CSV
144. menu by pressing the icon shown right The unit can be synched to a PC via the USB B Slave port using ActiveSync see Communications There is no username but a password needs to be entered in order to make the connection Enter the password in the location shown here and check the Enable checkbox Once the changes have been made press the accept button Y to exit or the cancel button without saving the changes to quit Note These changes will be in effect the next time you restart the unit It is necessary to Save the Configuration USB Active Sync Password and restart the unit you can with caution use the reset 4 a button Fig 5 7 9 USB ActiveSync Password Page 85 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 11 Registry The Registry option allows the user to clear or save the registry The Registry holds system base setup values not in the configuration file and needs to be saved if system setup changes have been made for example recalibrating the stylus or may need to be cleared if upgrading the firmware This feature is entered from the system admin menu by pressing the icon shown right This will bring up the dialog box shown on the left The user has three choices The top button will save the registry settings to system nonvolatile memory The middle button will clear the registry and set it to factory default values Note Do not clear the registry unless required
145. mp soft cloth containing soapy solution or a mild detergent Do not use any lemon based citric acid product to clean the display touch panel 7 3 Calibration It is recommended that recorder calibration is checked at least every year or in accordance with your industry regulations to ensure maximum accuracy It should be performed by a certified Calibration Laboratory using National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST or equivalent traceable calibration references with an accuracy at least 10 times greater than the function you are calibrating See Specifications Note Altering the calibration will affect the operation of the unit These functions should only be performed by qualified personnel If security is enabled access is restricted to Administrators only You will need a voltage calibrator capable of generating the voltages indicated below a 250 ohm 0 05 resistor and a couple of shorting blocks It is suggested you read this entire chapter before attempting to calibrate a unit The calibration function is access through the Administrative Menu by pressing the icon button in the System Utilities menu and selecting the Analog Calibration option The options in the dialog window are as follows Channel Select the channel to which the signal is attached Channel Range Yolts Calibration Function f e 0 125 0 1460 Zero Ca Range Select the Range to be calibrated See table below L
146. mps Select the channels for temperature measurement of the inlet and outlet points for system temperatures Temperatures can be in either F or C The unit will take the absolute temperature difference Energy Units Select the resulting units for display options are BTUs Watts or Joules at varying rates Apply Save the values and exit Px Cancel Exit without making any changes Page 52 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 9 2 Display Builder The Display Builder allows the user to customize the Graphical User Interface GUI or display screen using widgets to display data in various ways The standard display on the recorder is shown on the right and consists of the Task Bar at the bottom of the screen and a display showing live or calculated data from various sources In this case the display is a combination of vertical bar graphs digital displays and a trend These are the widgets and each can be customized as required either during setup or by double tapping the widget The user can create numerous displays with any combination of widgets that will fit the screen Each display can be named and saved and the user can decide which displays are active and are in the Rotate List for viewing purposes The displays are created in the Display Builder dialog window accessible from the Utility Setup Menu 5 2 1 Building the Display To build a display ad Press the Utility Setup Menu icon on the bottom left
147. ms are active for this Channel 2 provided the Master Enable is set when not checked the alarms are deactivated for this channel Pressing the Alarms button opens the Alarm Setup dialog window This allows changes to be made to the channel alarm settings which will affect ALL widgets using this channel This is a protected option Apply Pressing this button will exit and save any changes made Exit Pressing this button will exit without saving any changes made in THIS dialog box ONLY If you used the Setup or Alarms buttons to make changes to the channel information these are Global and WILL be saved Setup Pressing this button opens the Channel Setup window This allows changes to be made to the channel settings which will affect ALL widgets using this channel This is a protected Delete Pressing this button will DELETE the Bar Chart widget This will remove it from the display Cancel Discard all settings and exit Accept Exit with settings intact l Page 59 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 3 3 Trends Trends are the most informative and complex of all the widgets Trends show multiple channels of data with respect to time The user can have multiple trend displays with different combinations of channels Each channel can have its own scale or all channels can share the same scale Trends are available in vertical or horizontal format Vertical trend lines move from top to bottom while horizontal tr
148. n any checked alarm condition Once the changes have been made press the accept button ra to exit or the cancel button _X to quit without saving the changes 5 7 3 Date Time Setting 2 Tapping the Date Time icon shown left will bring up the Date Time dialog Here the user can set we the current Date Time and Time Zone as well as the date format There are two parts to setting the time and date The first window allows changing the date format and time indication To set the actual time and date press the Date Time icon that appears on the top left of the first window Date Format Select the required date format from the pull Date Format down menu mm dd yyyy dd mm yyyy or dd month year Mmd Ayyy Ce The time can be shown in 12 or 24 hour military formats Check the 24 Hour Format check box for 24 hour format uncheck it for 12 hour format Mm 24 Hr Format Date Time Setup Note If DHCP is selected and a time server is available the unit will get the current time from the network on start up or first connection to the network Similarly if the NTP server option is Fig 5 7 3 1 Date Time Format set it will override the date time settings gt To change the time time zone date or daylight savings time DST click the Date Time icon DA This will bring up the Date Time window shown below right or to exit at this point press the accept button Whe 8 to exit or the cancel button to quit without saving th
149. n it you will not be able to 14 Normal check the enable box of relays not present in the ESS system ls Normal Y Y 6 Manual These buttons enable the user to override E Normal the current status of the relay outputs in real time Matirtnbla Set activates the relay Reset deactivates the relay The icon on the button changes to indicate the current status of the output relay The Master Enable must be checked in order for this to operate on the outputs Relay Type This drop down selection box allows the user to define the relay type as Normal Latching or Reflash The descriptions are detailed above Fail Safe Check this box if you want this output relay to be fail safe This reverses the logic so a contact which is normally OPEN will be energized normally CLOSED Full details are shown above Open on Reset Check this option if you want the Alarm Reset button to reset the contacts irrespective Under normal circumstances a contact will not drop out until the alarm condition clears If the Open on Reset box is checked the contact will drop out when the Alarm Reset button is pressed irrespective of the alarm condition This may be useful if the contact is used as an alarm klaxon Master Enable This checkbox must be checked for the output relays to function If it is not checked none of the relays will operate Page 67 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 5 2
150. n menu by pressing the icon shown right This will bring up the System Setup dialog box The options are as follows 5 7 2 1 Mouse Pointer Enable Mouse Pointer l l l Enable Config Auto Save Check this Enable checkbox if you plan on using an 5 a external mouse or other pointing device This will et ele alee chica keep the mouse pointer or cursor visible at all V Enable FTP Server 3 times Note This setting only takes effect AFTER Unit Tag you power down the unit and restart it Menu 5 7 2 2 Config Auto Save Timout 120 7 Seconds Check this Enable checkbox to have the fe Configuration file saved automatically each time a princi tet E change is made to the unit configuration If you are wy setting the system up for the first time you can disable this feature by unchecking this box so the process is a little quicker however DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE THE CONFIGURATION using Fig 5 7 2 1 System Setup the Quick Save button in the Utility Setup Menu 5 7 2 3 Pop up Keyboard Check this enable checkbox to have the keyboard pop up when selecting options that require data entry Uncheck this box if using an external USB or PS2 keyboard Page 76 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 7 2 4 FTP Server Enable Check this checkbox to allow the use of FTP File transfer remotely Uncheck this box to disable the use of remote FTP for security reasons 5 7 2 5 Modbus Settings ModBus This i
151. n use tas t this dialog to change appearance parameters of the E Ful Digi NA Digital Display Widget or can proceed beyond to Point Tag Eng Units fully set up or edit the channel information Channel Shows the current Channel assigned to the widget The user can change the assignment by selecting a different channel from the drop down list Channel type Shows the current widget style for the channel For information only Enable When checked the Digital Display is active when unchecked it is off and the Display will show Display Builder OFF Figure 5 3 1 Digital Display Edit Point Tag This is a description for the channel point and defaults to the Channel Setup value lt can be changed for this Digital Display User can enter up to 8 characters Eng Units This is the Engineering Units for the channel and defaults to the Channel Setup value lt can be changed for this Digital Display User can enter up to 8 characters Color Used to set the color of the DIGITS in the Digital Display Widget and defaults to the Channel Setup value lt can be changed for this Digital Display Ea Background Color Used to set the Background color for the Digital Display Widget and defaults to the Channel Setup value It can be changed for this Digital Display Dec Pt Decimal Points Select number of places after the decimal point to display on the Digital Display Widget Alarms When the Active box is checked the alarms ar
152. nalog input channels in the recorder Checking the box will activate the filter but will limit the maximum sample rate irrespective of what is selected elsewhere This is usually not an issue for thermocouples and RTDs which are typically the most affected by AC noise Page 77 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 7 2 10 System Alarm Setup The System Alarm Setup allows the user to enable certain system parameters to generate an alarm condition To access the submenu click the button shown right This will bring up the System Alarm Setup Dialog box shown right There are several options that can be Analog Board Fail None Le contact checked each can have a relay contact associated with it Resource Level Too High None y Eonia requires the Relay option selected from the drop down Security Alert h E TRE selection menu alongside the alarm condition The following system items can be checked to enable an FTP Error one Ly contac alarm Y Power Fail f e A Analog Board Fail the unit can no longer take readings 7 E mail Fail noneLw contact Resource Level Too High could result in missing data Security Alert unauthorized access attempted FTP Error unit could not access a remote FTP server Power Fail AC mains fails Fig 5 7 2 8 System Alarm Setup E mail Fail unit is unable to send email If the Send E mail Alert box is checked the unit will attempt to send an email o
153. ndow has to be filled in as follows cy To MyEmail yahoo com From Shift Admin Subject Pump malfunction To This is the recipient s email address To send the email to more than one person add additional addresses separated by NOTE The device needs to be set up for DHCP in the network settings in order to email named domains eg yahoo com otherwise absolute ip addresses need to be used eg 70 10 1 20 From This is where you enter your name or anything you want to appear in the email From field Low pressure in silo 7 at West Facility Omaha Input Panel Esc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8e 9 0 Tabajw e r t vJujilojo E 1 CaPla s d f o nf i k 1 shift zx c v b njm 7 OEA A te Figure 4 6 E mail Window Note The To and From entered here override the settings in the System Setup Subject Enter text to appear in the email Subject field Tap in the text box and type any message you want Note You will have to drag the keyboard out the way Once you have all the data entered tap the Send button shown left If for some reason the email cannot be sent an error message will be displayed To exit without sending the email tap the Exit button below the Send button This space intentionally left blank Page 30 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 4 Functional Description 4 7 User Login If password protection is enabled the user will have to log in to be able to use many of the funct
154. nit s date and time parameters Details Here User Administration Allows the administrator to add or remove users assign passwords set timeouts and expiration dates and set user privileges Details Here File Explorer Allows the administrator to move copy or rename files User can move files from compact flash to USB drive for example Manager Admin only Details Here Ethernet IP Address Setup Allows the administrator to set the Units IP address Detail Here Web User Management Allows the administrator to add or remove web users Details Here gt Email FTP Setup Allows the administrator to set up email FTP parameters Details Here Page 74 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Set ActiveSync Password Allows the administrator to set the password for USB connection via ActiveSync Detail Here System Activity Logs Archive Allows the Administrator to archive or delete system activity logs Details Here Save or Clear Registry Allows the administrator to save or clear the system registry Details Here Load Language Allows the administrator to load alternate languages provided the language files are available Details Here Reflash Firmware Allows the system firmware to be updated This is potentially destructive operation if the procedure is not followed properly Details Here Page 75 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 21 1 Temperature Compensation This
155. o 1 to 18 Defaults to source wa 9105 Low Rate or Abnormal For Dry Contacts and Figure 5 4 2 Alarm Setup Conditional Inputs the alarm types are None True or Open False or Close or Abnormal Any unused alarm must be set to None Enable Checkbox If checked this alarm is enabled if unchecked this alarm is disabled Note to ensure that any alarms on this channel are active it is necessary to check the Channel Enable AND Master Enable in the Alarm Master Setup Notify Checkbox If checked the system will attempt to send an email about this alarm condition provided the email smtp information is correctly setup Record Checkbox If checked this alarm will trigger a recording to start if the record setup has been configured this way See Section 5 6 Record Setup Setpoint This is the value in the same engineering units as the channel that the alarm condition is tested against also known as the threshold In the above example when the input is greater than high alarm 350 the alarm will be true See the definition of other alarm conditions above Dead band This value is the hysteresis for the alarm Once the alarm is true active this value is subtracted from the setpoint and becomes the new setpoint for the alarm reset In the above example the dead band is 10 so once an alarm is active the input needs to drop below 340 new threshold to no longer be true or active This prevents chatter about the alarm setpoint Once
156. o configure the optional digital inputs without affecting the actual operation of the recorder The Display amp Keyboard Manager controls the content of the graphic display and interprets the input on the display touch screen and passes this information to where it is required The user can create an infinite number of visual screens using a combination of widgets bar graphs trends or digital displays All the other modules communicate with the Display Manager to provide status information to the user The System Manager conirols the overall operation of the recorder and prioritizes events as required It also manages system security and handles the administrative tasks such as importing or exporting configurations It services external requests via the communication ports controls the email and configures the unit at startup It also deals with any peripherals and routes the information accordingly Page 3 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 3 Recorder Front Figure 2 2 shows the front view of the recorder The recorder has a 1 4 VGA color display with touch screen Below the display are a lockable media door status indicator IR COMM port and stylus used for data entry on the display The recorder is intended to be panel mounted and if mounted correctly using the supplied gasket the unit is waterproof to IP65 when the media door is closed and the waterproof lock cover is in place Seconds A Chan 2 Chan
157. ole 1 24Vdc 100mA isolated power output f 512 Megabyte SD Card 2 1 Gigabyte SD Card 3 2 Gigabyte SD Card 0 Standard Unit 1 FDA 21CFR11 Compliant Unit The unit shown below in rear view has the part number DC6 1 06 2 1 1 1 0 The additional 6 channels as would be in a 12 channel input recorder are shown grayed out pi omo E BACKUP 100 240 Vac 35VA reel Obes Esas ITA k 1 1 1 h AUDIO KEYBOARD Usa USB OUT MOUSE acter SLAVER Figure 3 0 Rear Panel showing ordering options Page 14 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation 3 2 Environment and Location The instrument is intended to operate in the following environment Indoor Use Only Installation Category Il per IEC 664 Pollution Degree Level Il per IEC61010 1 Measurement Category per IEC61010 1 Altitude up to 2 000 m Temperature 10 C to 50 C operating per IEC61010 1 Humidity Maximum relative humidity 80 for temperatures up to 31 C decreasing linearly to 50 relative humidity at 40 C AC Mains Supply 100 240 Vac 10 _ 50 60 Hz 35 VA NOTE The recorder is designed to be panel mounted and as such should be considered as fixed equipment or permanently connected If permanently connected disconnection from the supply must be possible via a customer supplied switch or circuit breaker rated at 120V or 240V dependent on local voltage supply 5A minimum when connected to an AC supply or 30V 2A minimum when c
158. onnected to a DC supply This disconnection device must disconnect all current carrying conductors It must be included in the panel installation and should be clearly marked in close proximity to the Recorder and easily accessible to the operator 3 3 Installation The recorder is sized to fit in a standard DIN panel cutout of 5 43 x 5 43 138 mm x 138 mm and requires a minimum of 6 5 188 2 mm behind panel depth not including power and input source cable space needed Actual dimensions are shown below 5 91 150 1 9 6 1 37 9 48 m 144 0 g 1834 717 139 2 0 67 144 0 worn i CIT 3m o n o a e on orp ID Y y J Ap Figure 3 1 Recorder Dimensions in Inches mm WARNING Do not use this instrument in any manner inconsistent with these operating instructions or under any conditions that exceed the environmental specifications stated l Page 15 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation 3 3 1 Panel Mounting The recorder should be mounted in a vertical panel to ensure proper operation Note that the locking bars can be used on the sides or top and bottom of the unit depending on available space Ensure you have the proper clearances and proceed as follows 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 4 3 3 1 5 3 3 1 6 3 3 1 7 3 3 1 8 3 3 1 9 Cut a panel opening 5 43 x 5 43 1
159. onnections The recorder can communicate via the rear USB Type B Slave port to a PC running Windows XP and Microsoft s ActiveSync which can be downloaded from the Microsoft Website at htto www microsoft com windowsmobile activesync activesync45 mspox Note that users with Microsoft Vista do not need ActiveSync synchronization settings will be managed through the Windows Mobile Device Center Ensure that the USB Port on the recorder is properly configured using the switch at the bottom rear of the recorder to select the Slave port Additionally the user can set a password to protect USB access to the recorder This is done via the System Admin Menu USB Password Setup Connect the recorder USB B port to the PC If Vista or Windows XP with ActiveSync is running the recorder will be Microsoft s ActiveSync is installed and running If it is installed the icon will be visible on the bottom right of the screen Set Up a Partnership ass h own left P Before you can synchronize infomation between your Once the recorder is plugged into the USB port it should be recognized as a Microsoft USB Sync Device and ActiveSync mobile device and this computer you must set up a partnership between them Would you like to set up a partnership O Yes Set up a partnership so that can synchronize information between my device and this computer a ES be S ked for th Is m aF want to synchronize information Set up my pees ener O
160. orization number must be obtained from the factory before returning an instrument for any reason 3 1 5 Storage For prolonged storage before installation re pack the recorder in the shipping container Cushion the recorder with foam molding or an equivalent and store in a cool dry area It is not recommended to store the recorder for more than one year If longer storage time is required contact the factory for additional storage information I Page 13 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation 3 1 6 Part Numbering The part number for the recorder is in the format as follows See Fig 3 0 below for option location DC6 A B C D E F G where each of the letters A through G has a meaning as follows A G Input Power Input Channels Output Options Serial Comms Transmit Power Int Memory FDA Compliance f 100 to 240Vac 50 60Hz with cable and plug Default shown below 2 18 30Vdc with Screw Terminals 3 100 to 240 Vac 50 60Hz with Screw Terminals 06 6 Channels of Analog input single row of connectors default 12 12 Channels of Analog input dual row of connectors 0 None Blank panel covers hole 1 6 Form A relay contacts 0 5A 200Vdc 2 Control Inputs 2 12 Form A relay contacts 0 5A 200Vdc 2 Control Inputs Shown below 0 None Blank panel covers hole 1 RS232 RS485 9 Pin D sub Serial Port shown below 0 None Blank panel covers h
161. ows the user to do computations to calculate the scaling factors if needed Apply Save the values and exit Cancel Exit without making any changes 5 1 3 2 Resistance Input The Resistance setup dialog window is similar to that in Figure 5 3 above Resistance measurement uses a constant current source through the load measures the voltage and computes Resistance Current x Voltage There are three resistance ranges which are selected via the pull down menu Resistance Ranges 100 ohm 500 ohm and 5000 ohm The resistor or load is connected like a 3 wire RID See Section 3 0 Installation Use the Output Low and High to scale the resistance to the engineering unit of choice Page 42 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 3 3 Thermocouples and RTDs Thermocouple and RTD setup is similar to the Linear setup except that the Input and Output scaling cannot be altered Note that the displayed scales can be set independently for each widget See Widgets for more detail Select the Thermocouple or RTD type from the drop down Type menu The default Engineering Units is Degrees F To select Degrees C check the degC check box Thermocouple inputs require ambient temperature compensation There is a built in temperature compensator on the rear of the unit or if the thermocouple is to be a long distance from the input external compensation can be used This external compensation can be any input channel To use
162. paired or inadequate For Technical support or additional information contact the Manufacturer Monarch Instrument 15 Columbia Drive Amherst NH 03031 Tel 603 883 3390 Email support monarchinstrument com In order to comply with EU Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE This product may contain material which could be hazardous to human health and the environment DO NOT DISPOSE of this product as unsorted municipal waste This product needs to be RECYCLED in accordance with local regulations contact your local authorities for more information This product may be returnable to your distributor for recycling contact the distributor a for details Page VIII 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview This manual applies to Firmware version 1 38 and above This section gives a system overview of the recorder and the basic elements involved 2 1 General Description The recorder is an 18 channel unit capable of measuring 6 or 12 Signal inputs which can be a combination of linear inputs voltages up to 24 Vdc or current up to 50 mAdc thermocouples RTDs or Frequency Those channels not associated with real inputs can be assigned as gated timers totalizers calculated or conditional inputs which are referred to as virtual channels The recorder is extremely versatile and can be configured in many different ways to suit the user s environment The user can also install an optional digital input output
163. rder input types record setup alarms and so on and has the filename given by the user with the file type xml and one for the displays as set up by the user which has the filename given by the user but has display xml added by the system See below When a user saves or loads a configuration using the Configuration Manager the system takes care of the details and defaults to the ConfigFiles directory When saving the configuration the user enters a filename and accepts the entry for example the filename could be pumphouse The Recorder will then create a folder in the ConfigFiles directory called pumphouse_cfg and in this folder it will create the two configuration files oumphouse xml for the physical settings and pumphouse_displays xm for the display information When loading a configuration the Configuration Manager will show a list of all the subfolders Configurations in the ConfigFiles directory without the _cfg adder so the user can recognize the configuration files When a configuration is selected the system loads the two files from this subfolder At the recorder this folder and split file structure is totally transparent and configurations can be loaded using names assigned by the user When using the file explorer to move configuration files it is important to note that you need to move save or copy the subfolder in the ConfigFiles directory This will keep all associated file wit
164. rder as mentioned above Icon Buttons There are several buttons with icons used on the recorder Specific ones are described in the respective sections Generic ones are shown below CE e amp 12 Ts aj Okay or Cancel Exit Reset or Setup Edit Color Background Accept Refresh Foreground Color Page 10 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 2 Overview 2 8 Keyboarding While it is possible to connect a standard keyboard and mouse to the recorder one may not be readily available in which case data is entered using the pop up keyboard as shown right When you enter a recorder setup screen where it is necessary to type in data the instant you tap the input field box the keyboard pops up Entry is made by tapping the keys firmly with the stylus As each key is pressed it inverts its color The Shift key allows a one time uppercase letter to be entered and pressing the CAP key will lock the keyboard in uppercase The keyboard can be moved by pressing in the gray area where it says Input Panel and dragging it out the way in the event you need to access an entry point behind the current location 2 9 Help Re geal Help is available on most set up screens by 0 tapping the help icon shown left on the right of the blue name bar near the bottom of the screen see Figure 2 5 above This will bring up a help text file which deals specifically with the subject at hand The scroll bar at the right of the screen can be used to browse t
165. rend To do this you need to tap the browse button left on the bottom right of the live trend display as shown on the right This will bring up the Browse Display window See Figure 4 13 2 which essentially freezes the current display live data is still updating in the background and retrieves data from a buffer holding the historic data through the time the browse button was tapped Note the envelope icon on the trend indicating an embedded memo or bitmap file A Tap this icon ONCE to view the contents see below On the Browse Display it is possible to limit the number of traces on the display or add markers to easily identify points on the traces The Browse Display will open and show the last current data Use the slider bar to navigate back through historic data Data can be expanded or contracted using the Zoom drop down menu and the user can jump to memos specific times and max or min values The controls available are as follows O Markers On The trace is actually made up of distinct points with an interpolated line between them Tapping this icon will place markers on the actual points on the trace This helps identify the actual data points on the trend This can be seen in Figure 4 13 4 below Lp Markers Off Tapping this icon will remove the markers from the traces This icon will only be visible if the markers are currently on e Cursor Tapping this icon turns on the cursor which F
166. rn off immediately There is a battery backup in the power supply that runs the unit for a couple of minutes to ensure that all systems shut down properly and all data files are closed and secured Once the recorder senses the power has been removed it shuts off the display and blinks the LED status indicator on the lower right of the front panel to show that it is in the battery backup mode It waits approximately 30 seconds to ensure that the power failure is not intermittent or simply a brown out then commences the shut down procedure If power should return during this period then the recorder resumes operation normally When the recorder completes the shutdown process it turns the battery off and the unit is OFF There are a few cautionary measures that need to be taken 1 Ensure that the backup battery switch on the rear panel is in the ON position when using the unit and DO NOT USE THIS SWITCH TO TURN OFF THE UNIT If the unit has been off for a lengthy period the battery may require up to 72 hours to fully charge If you RESET the unit using the button recessed behind the media door you may lose data if you do not STOP RECORDING and SAVE THE CONFIGURATION FILE Page 33 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 4 Functional Description 4 12 Annotating Trends At any time while a live trend is visible the user may annotate the chart by double tapping the point on the trend at which an annotation is to be added This will pop up a small
167. rt and Trends will take you to the widget setup for that particular widget Tapping the bar below the Trend will advance the scale to the next channel Double tapping the actual Trend area will take you to the screen annotate function Double Tapping the lower area of the Digital Display will allow display of max min or average values 4 1 2 Task Bar The Task Bar is the reddish colored bar at the bottom of the screen It contains a number of button icons and two lines of information The label Recorder Demo is the Unit Tag and can contain up to 24 characters to uniquely identify the recorder It is set in the System Setup Menu Below the Unit Tag is the Date and Time Display which shows the current date and time the recorder is using Tapping any part of the Task Bar that is NOT a button will cause the Live Display to rotate through the various views as created by the user and enabled in the Rotate List l Page 25 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 4 Functional Description There are 5 button icons in the Task Bar They vary according to the status of the recorder They are from left to right Utility Setup Menu Button This button takes the user to the Utility Setup Menu Here the user can configure and control the recorder Alarm Contacts Reset Button This icon shows the status of the optional output contacts If any contact is active this icon will be red and show the contact closed Pressing this icon will reset any l
168. s only applicable if the serial port option is installed in the unit or if Modbus ID BaudRate f A j 1 E jeo TCP is to be used Modbus is a communication protocol which runs over RS232 DD single unit RS485 multiple units or Ethernet TCP The ID uniquely identifies the Tieu seconds device in a multidrop environment and can be set from 1 to 255 Note that this does not imply that 255 units can be on line at a time The limit is usually 32 to 64 for serial connection The Baud Rate is the serial communication speed which must match that of the host controller This can be set from 9600 to 115200 baud The ID and baud rate do not affect the Modbus TCP Ethernet connection The timeout is the amount of time the device will wait before disconnecting and releasing the line It should be set for 2 to 5 seconds 5 7 2 6 NTP Time Server IP NTP is Network Time Protocol The Recorder has the ability to go out over the _ internet and get a time update from one of several NTP time servers if the Time Time Server Enable Server Checkbox is checked Note that you DO NOT NEED to use this unless you want to synchronize a number of units spread about on different networks The unit will connect and synchronize to any network server it finds on the Ethernet at startup time There needs to be a valid IP address for NTP to work in the IP entry box A list of NIST Internet Time Servers can be found at among others http tf nist gov service
169. s required set this to None If you None need to set up the contact press the Setup button alongside the contact number to get to the digital output setup window ss Use the Accept or Cancel button to Return as required l Page 73 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 System Administrative Menu right This is a privileged option and will pop up a new set of icons as shown below The Administrative Menu is entered from the Utility Setup Menu by pressing the icon shown at the _ 10 System Admin Menu 2 Fig 5 7 System Admin Menu The icons have the following funcuons 3 ell k Exit Return to Utility Setup Menu Analog Calibration Allows the administrator to perform calibration on the analog inputs Calibration will affect the performance of the recorder if not done properly See Section 6 3 for details Temperature Compensation Allows the Administrator to adjust thermocouple ambient temperature compensation Details Here Touch Screen Calibration Allows the administrator to calibrate the touch screen Tap the X until it disappears then tap anywhere on the screen to exit System Setup Allows the administrator to set up system parameters such as device name and email information Details Here Date Time Setup Allows the administrator to set the u
170. server Remember this is the IO Admin password which may be different to the User password You may also need to adjust your security settings In internet Explorer this is done ok Cancel under Tools Internet Options Security The setting should be Medium If you are not comfortable with this you need to use custom settings You may be prompted each time you access the web server to allow the content to run Accept this and continue If everything is installed correctly and you enter the correct password you should see the FTP File Manager shown below The FTP Manager allows for file manipulation between the local PC computer and the remote recorder It functions much like Windows Explorer and allows files to be uploaded or downloaded between devices allows files to be renamed moved copied and deleted This program limits access to the certain folders and all media in the recorder to prevent accidental deletion of system files that could stop the recorder from operating Proceed with CAUTION l Page 90 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication ve li Recorder FTF File Manager fp 7 i Page E Tools ea e Camy_work_tiles ua VCF Cardi1 7 2008 el Filename Size Date Filename Delete Delete amp Desktop Y 192 169 1193 El my Documents CF Card E 9 hy Computer B 1 7 2008 dat 3 56 gt Download C E Refresh ES my work files Download As Refresh i a E backup
171. set for recorder front panel access through the User management option described above All access user names and passwords can be set to be the same provided the administrator user name is Admin However you do have to set these up at the various locations referred to above Page 12 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation This section provides information and procedures on installing and wiring the recorder Included are handling procedures installation and wiring specifications and instructions for both standard and optional equipment 3 1 Equipment Handling 3 1 1 Initial Inspection Exercise care when unpacking the instrument from the shipping carton The instrument is packed in a shockproof foam retainer to prevent damage during normal transit If damage to the shipping carton is evident ask the carrier s representative to be present when the instrument is unpacked 3 1 2 Unpacking Procedure To unpack your recorder first remove the foam retainer and instrument from the shipping carton Then carefully remove the instrument from the foam retainer 3 1 3 Detected Damage If damage is detected after unpacking the instrument re pack the instrument and return it to the factory as described in the following section 3 1 4 Equipment Return Before returning a damaged or malfunctioning instrument to the factory for repairs contact the sales organization from which you purchased the instrument A Return Merchandise Auth
172. specified or server assigned can be checked in the System Information window Page 82 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 8 Web User Manager YD This allows the administrator to add users for web access via a browser This feature is entered from the system admin menu by pressing the icon shown right The User Manager pop up dialog appears as shown left As a minimum there needs to be a user named Admin for remote administration Add remote O Use this domain to authenticate users as needed by selecting Authenticate users locally and tapping the Add button This will pop up a Dialog box shown below where you can enter Authenticate users locally Username and Passwords Admin alan A e Kevboard Fig 5 7 8 Web User Admin If there is no keyboard it needs to be launched manually Do this by tapping the very bottom of the screen which will bring up the Task Bar Tap the Ea keyboard icon and then tap the Keyboard menu item as shown above You will have to drag the keyboard around By dragging the Input Panel header area Enter the user name and password repeat in Verify password as requested and tap the OK button lt is necessary to remove the keyboard before exiting Tap the bottom of the screen once more to bring up the task bar Tap the keyboard icon then Hide Input Panel Due to the small screen size you will need to drag the keyboard around to enable you to enter all the d
173. spect to the chassis ground This instrument is intended for use in Measurment Category CAT I The maximum voltage on the signal input terminals is not to exceed 30V Volts DC The maximum transient voltage is not to exceed 50V This equipment is not intended for use in Input connection is via plug in screw terminal connectors on li Figure 3 8 Rear Panel Page 19 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 3 Installation Read the following procedures prior to connecting inputs to the terminals WARNING Ensure the power is off before connecting signal inputs to the unit The plug in screw terminal connectors are of the clamping screw variety putting even pressure on the signal wire It is therefore not necessary to terminate the wires with lugs however you may do so if you wish The maximum gauge wire that can be accommodated is 14 AWG or 2 5 mm You will need a small screwdriver and a pair of wire cutters and strippers The use of shielded twisted lead wire is recommended to minimize electromagnetically induced noise WARNING All unused inputs must have and contacts commoned together CAUTION Never run signal and power or control wiring together in the same conduit This is to prevent possible recording error due to induced signals between lines If running cables is inevitable use shielded cable where possible and properly ground the shield Route signal wires away
174. tact output terminals i e line powered circuits The Recorder may be equipped with an optional Digital Input Output Board which has a combination of up to 12 potential free Form A Single Pole Normally Open or Form C Single Pole Double Throw relay contacts and up to 6 opto isolated digital inputs The combination depends on the option chosen An example is shown below Bebe pe aS SS SS A A RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY med 1 2 3 4 Figure 3 11 Digital I O Module 12 Contacts Out 2 In This module has 12 Potential Free Form A Normally Open NO connections Connection is two wire and there is no polarity Maximum switching voltage is 200 Vdc and 0 5 Amp at a Maximum of 25 Watts Voltage x Current lt 25W per contact The potential free relay contacts are protected internally with 270 volt Metal Oxide Varistors MOVs to prevent contact arcing There are two optically isolated digital inputs which accept 12 to 24 volt DC inputs These can be jumpered internally on the circuit board for 5 to 12 volt DC operation see Appendix B The inputs are polarity aware and are marked plus and minus accordingly Check the specification of the specific module in your unit for full specifications 3 6 Ethernet The 10BaseT Ethernet option allows direct connection to the LAN or WAN and the standard TCP IP protocol enables the transfer of data over the Internet The RJ45 Connection for the Ethernet is as follows Receive Di
175. text box Note you will be creating a folder into which all the files folder you selected will be saved OK Saves the files folder and exits When the save is complete a popup box will appear Select OK Xx Cancel Exits the dialog without saving Log File Save Fig 5 7 5 2 Log File Save Page 81 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 7 6 File Explorer The File Explorer is similar to the Windows explorer and is used for browsing the files on the recorder The File Explorer is accessed via the System Admin Menu by pressing the Explorer icon shown right Tap the icon to bring up the browser screen shown below Note the screen you see may differ depending on how you have selected the View The window shows all folders and media devices in the recorder The internal memory is the SD Card There may Und Ctrl 2 also be icons for the USB HD Hard Drive or the CF Card isis 2 Note Do not move or delete any system files or Cut Ctx fy folders as this will affect the recorder operation A Copy Ctra System files will be restored on system reset To navigate id paste Ctrl to Hi a level double tap the icon to access that folder pac ean Use the View menu to select how the folders are select Al Ctra a presented You can choose large or small icons or a file PRmes Program Files SD Lar list with details Large icon view shown o e y _ Use the scroll bars to move about the list if it should a E exce
176. the status box is green that input is not active If the status box is red that input is currently active If the status box is amber that input is not available Event Message Enter the event message that will be printed in the alarm event log and the recorded file if enabled in this Box The message may be up to 20 characters in length Page 68 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Master Enable When checked this allows external events to be recognized by the system When unchecked ALL external events are ignored This allows setup without the possibility of an external event triggering the system unexpectedly It can also disable external events temporarily without having to reprogram inputs Print on Demand This button brings up the channel selector which allows selection of which channels will have a status printout when the input is active The printout is serial ASCII and outputs through the optional serial port only It can be used to communicated with a remote controller or print to a serial printer This space intentionall left blank Page 69 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 6 Record Setup There are several ways to start a recording The recording can be started manually by the user by an external event by an alarm event or on a time schedule Each of these methods has to be enabled in the record setup as well as at the source Digital Input Setup or Alarm Setup The record
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178. time and date check the Stop Time check box and set the Date and Time below it Note that the stop time needs to be greater than the start time and the start time needs to be greater than the current time If you want the recording to start and stop on a daily basis check the Daily checkbox and the stop and start time dates will be ignored and the unit will start and stop recording every day at the specified times There are more setup options on the second setup page accessed via the setup button sa 5 6 6 Split Files mom Split File Every This option allows the user to split recorded data files NEVER automatically into a sequence of smaller files Files can be Split File Every split into 1 to 24 hour segments At 12 Hours ach time point the current data file is closed and a new file is opened A date time stamp is appended to the file name This way smaller files can be quickly downloaded over the Ethernet or uploaded to the FTP Server if required Select the split files time from the drop down menu from 1 to 24 hours To disable Split Files select NEVER Hours RECORD SETUP Figure 5 6 2 Record Setup Page 2 5 6 7 Triggered Record There are various options that will start a recording other than manually by the operator The alarm triggered events are listed below In order to enable these events three steps are required Enable the event in this Record Setup dialog 1 Set up the record trigger sources
179. to the remote FTP server The setup is described in the Email and FTP server setup The Exhibitor software can be used to stitch split files together to create a contiguous file of data Page 38 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup The recorder can be fully customized and needs to be set up by the user The setup is saved in configuration files which can be saved and loaded by the user Several configurations are shipped with the unit and can be used as a Starting point or the user can start with a clean slate and create a unique configuration 5 1 Input Channels The recorder has 18 channels that need to be configured and set up The setup for the channels requires defining the inputs Channels 1 to 12 channels 7 to 12 are optional can be live inputs analog or digital Channels 13 to 18 or any other channel not assigned to a live input can be a virtual channel Unused channels should be set as unassigned The channels can be Analog Linear Voltage or Currents Resistance Thermocouples RTD s Square Root Extraction Voltage or Currents Digital Logic input Dry Contacts Frequency Input Channels 1 6 optionally 7 12 can accept frequency inputs Frequency Period Count Pulse Width Duty Cycle Virtual All channels not assigned above can be Computational Conditional Gated Timers or Totalizer channels Although not directly linked to live inputs these channels can be indirectly associated with liv
180. ts of the signals you will be measuring The recorder has universal inputs capable of measuring a variety of signals from millivolts to Volts Current Resistance Thermocouples RTDs and on some channels Frequency All channels can also be assigned as virtual channels that is they do not have a direct live inputs but can be Calculated channels Timers Totalizers or Conditional The analog inputs are set up in the Master Channel Setup menu Each channel can be uniquely programmed and has a Channel Tag to identify the channel eg Pump 6 These settings will apply to any display objects or widgets that use this channel Display Creation Once the inputs are set up you need some way of displaying the data This is done on the live display To appreciate what this entails check out the section on Display Elements and Widgets Then use the Display Builder to create the actual display This builder allows you to place the widgets on the screen and customize each and give the display a name In order to have the display come up on the screen you need to move it to the Rotate List Recording Data To record data you need to use the Record Setup dialog to select which channels to record what to record at what rate and where to save it Data can be saved to internal memory compact flash card or USB flash drive At this point you are ready to connect your signals watch the data live and record it To record the data you must have set up the reco
181. ual The ports used by the recorder are as follows Port 21 FTP server Port 80 HTTP Server Port 135 DCOM TCP Port 500 510 Various Server Functions Each application that accesses the recorder has its own unique settings so as to not run afoul of Windows Security settings firewalls etc These are dealt with below The available Exhibitor software is an extremely versatile program that supports the recorder and can replay recorded data files in various formats export to Excel view and save real time data upload and download files configure recorders and allow the user to control all aspects of the recorder remotely 6 1 World Wide Web The recorder has a web server that supports both http and ftp requests This enables a user to view the current status of a remote recorder in real time and upload or download files using the World Wide Web and your browser The software is optimized for Internet Explorer Version 6 or higher In order to use this service it is necessary to enable ActiveX on the browser and download Sun s Java Engine the program will prompt for this The user needs to set up users and passwords locally at the recorder To access the web server any user name and password set up in the web user manager dialog will work To access the ftp area the user name has to be Admin and the corresponding password as set up must be entered 21583 Connect to 216 204 35 68 The minimum system requirements for
182. unctional Description 4 8 2 Background Color The background color is the default color for all screen inactive areas between widgets and around the edge of the screen It can be set by pressing the BackGround button shown right and in Figure 4 8 above This will pop up the color selection dialog Choose the background color required Tap Okay V to save the settings or Cancel X to quit without saving the changes If saved the display will now be at the brightness level set in the Normal Level 4 9 Channel Reset From time to time it may be necessary to reset totalizers timers or calculated channels This is done from the System Utility menu by pressing the Reset button shown left This also clears the max min and average values for the digital displays This brings up the reset dialog box shown right which shows all channels Check the channels you wish to reset and press the Reset button The checked channels will be ee cleared and set back to zero and the dialog will close Exit the dialog at anytime without resetting channels by pressing the Cancel button X Te Pressing this button resets all the channels 4 10 Special Events chani chan chan13 chanz chans chan 14 Lo chans chanio chant chans chanti 7 Chan 17 chane chani chan 18 Channel RESET Figure 4 9 Channel Reset There are several Special Events
183. ur mail server login name SMTP password This is the user password needed to authenticate to the mail server OK Accept changes and exit Cancel Exits the dialog without saving 5 7 9 1 FTP Remote Setup The recorder can be set to upload files to a remote FTP server either on demand or at user preset intervals In order to do this the FTP Remote must be set up and the Ftp Client must be enabled by checking the box To set up the FTP Remote press the Setup button Access to the FTP Server needs to be set up using a Logon ID and Password and the IP Address of the server needs to be entered in the FTP Server IP text box in the format 123 456 789 012 This is the IP address of the host machine on which the FTP server is running The connection can be checked by pressing the Test button If ok you will get an Ftp Log In Successful message The update times need to be set and the files to be uploaded need to be checked Log Files and or Config Files Select whether the files are to be uploaded Daily or Weekly From the drop down menus select the Day for weekly upload and the Time of day The Log Files and Configuration files can be sent by checking the a a adminbob 192 165 1 100 4 18 02 PM i Enable Data File backup when split Ftp Remote Figure 5 7 9 2 FTP Remote setup respective boxes Data files are sent using the split files options Clear after backup Check this box to delete t
184. using Browser ftp are as follows Operating Systems Windows 98 2000 XP ME Mac OS 8 x 9 x 10 x Linux Unix Connecting to 216 204 35 68 e Browser Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator Opera Mozilla Safari Pee r m Firefox hii e Browser Java VM Java 1 1 or above To start open your browser and type the IP address into the address bar If you are asked about running active content check the allow blocked content option La conca this site uses ActiveX This will bring up the permission box shown right Enter a valid user name and password and press OK Fig 6 1 1 Permission Box If the password is correct this will bring up the live data page as shown below I Page 88 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 6 Communication Recorder Channels 1 to 6 Windows Internet Explore ss La ge gt E http 192 168 1 193 index htm 4 X ive Search pl E Edit je Favorites Tonle Help we e Recorder Channels 1 to 6 fe H dah coh Page g Tools Power Chan 7 12 _Chani 1i2 Figure 6 1 2 Index Page The recorder name is shown in bold at the top of the page Process Recorder If any channel is in alarm this name will be in red as shown otherwise it will be in blue Each channel data is shown as a digital panel indicator The actual value is shown in the center in large digits Below this are the unit tags in blue and the engineering units Above to the rig
185. uto Reset is checked The example above will reset the Total every 5 minutes Reset Sync If the Sync Enabled checkbox is checked the 3 15 00 PM Total will reset the first time it reaches the set time This allows the user to synchronize the reset to a known time This also allows several channels to be synchronized together if the Reset Sync time is set to the same for all This time is ignored if the enable box is not checked Page 47 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Reset Print When this box is checked each time the total is reset the information will be Reset appended to the alarm event log time and total Print Flow Rate The Flow Rate will be displayed per second minute hour or day Flow Rate minute depending what is selected in this drop down menu Cut Off Level This is the low and high flow cut off levels If the input value of the base point is less than or equal to the low value or greater than or equal to the high value it will not be totaled This prevents erroneous totalizing in the event of sensor failure Base Point This is the actual source for the totalization The channel selected Base Point oh oz y from the drop down menu should be set up for the correct input and in the correct units Total Reset on Alarm If checked the Total will be reset by the Alarm condition selected In this case when Channel 1 Alarm 1 is active the Total will be reset yor eater 7 5
186. uts all reset safe condition One or more relay outputs active alarm condition The relay outputs can be configured in a number of ways It is up to the user to ensure that connection and external circuitry agree with what is set up in the relay configuration menus The output types are as follows Normal The relays are normally not energized but will energize in an alarm condition and return to normal when the alarm clears or will clear when the Acknowledge button is pressed if this option is set Latching The relays are normally not energized but will energize in an alarm condition and will NOT return to normal when the alarm clears until the Acknowledge button is pressed or unless the Acknowledge button is pressed if this option is set Reflash The Reflash option programs the relays to momentarily open and reclose each time an additional alarm that is programmed to close the contacts is acquired Failsafe This is an option that can be applied to each relay output The Failsafe option allows the relay outputs to function as Failsafe Contacts This reverses the logic so a contact which is normally OPEN will be energized normally CLOSED The Failsafe contact will drop out in the event of a power failure and indicate an alarm The digital inputs are opto coupled led types They typically operate from 3 to 12 volts DC but can be wired for higher input voltages Each input has an isolated positive and negative conn
187. vg use the MINimum MAXimum or AVeraGe of a channel input in the calculation The Average is a weighted average last value current value 2 The format is MAX C02 MIN C03 for the maximum value of channel 2 plus the minimum value of channel 3 Page 44 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup Test Dialog This window enables you to test your ej3 ic02 2 1001003 calculation after the recorder has compiled it The Original calculation is shown in the top line There Lal oe are entry boxes to enable you to set actual values for coi o Coe COS the channel variables Once you have entered data cod lo cos bo c06 b pressing the Calculate button will display the ege E answer in the line above it This test dialog o o o can also be used to evaluate functions or of C10 lo C11 lo C12 lo any other expression entered oot 014 b 015 lo If the answer is as expected or you need to go back Pair a o E b da b and alter the formula press the Exit Es button Ma Calculated Channel Setup WA Figure 5 7 Test Dialog Window Once the calculation has been tested correctly return to the main setup window and press the Exit button Na l Page 45 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 Section 5 Recorder Setup 5 1 3 5 Conditional Input Any of the eighteen channels can be a conditional channel A conditional channel gets eose cto C13 CO1 47 6 2 its value from a true or false test of condit
188. w Tapping the icon a second time returns to the original display UTILITY SETUP 20 Figure 4 2 Utility Setup Menu The Utility Setup Menu provides the user with several options The number in the right hand corner of the blue bar at the top of the menu is the system memory resource usage as a percentage of available It does not include added memory It should be less than 80 for proper operation Menu choices are as follows Page 26 11 09 2010 REV 1 10 section 4 Functional Description System Admin Menu Allows the administrator if security is enabled to enter the system administration menu This allows the recorder to be configured at the base level passwords security etc Details Here Sound Level Adjust Allows the user to adjust the sound level of alarms and prompts Use the slider bar to adjust the volume audible feedback is provided The keyboard can also be muted Configuration Manager Allows the permitted user to import load export Save or clear the configuration files Details Here Quick Save Configuration Press this button to do a quick save of the configuration Master Channel Input Setup Allows the administrator to set up and define the input channels Details Here Master Alarm Setup Allows the administrator or manager to set up and define the alarms associated with the channels Details Here Digital I O Setup Allows the administrator to set up the digit
189. y by pressing the Restore button Note Restoring the factory calibration values may negate the current calibration of your unit unless the factory calibrates the unit on a regular basis 7 3 1 Calibrating Linear Voltage Inputs You will need a shorting jumper no connection to COM and the voltage calibrator 7 3 1 1 Set Channel Select the Channel the calibrator is connected to and select the Voltage Range to be calibrated from the hannel Range olts drop down menus and press the Set Chan button The Live Data window will show the current value from the connected Channel Has Been Set source and a Channel has been set Successfully successfully popup will appear Press OK in the top right corner 7 3 1 2 Zero Cal Select the Zero Cal function from the Calibration 0 2925 0 5850 1 170 3 125 I IN COM Calibration Function Function drop down menu ANALOG BOARD SETUP Apply O Volts Shorting jumper or set Calibrator to OV to the channel sen Function Calibrate button Doing this on Calibration Function OK popup dialog Press OK in the top right corner 7 3 1 3 Full Cal Select the Full Cal function from the Calibration Function drop down menu Select the Range to be calibrated from the Range drop down menu Apply the Full Scale Input voltage for the selected range from the table to the right The output of the calibrator is connected to the IN and
190. ype and its use The options are None No function selected Alm Ack Alarm Acknowledge functions as the Alarm Acknowledge button in parallel with the screen icon This will silence the local recorder alarm tone Alm Rst Alarm Reset functions as the Alarm Reset button in parallel with the screen icon to drop out any eligible relay outputs i Alm Both Functions as both the Alarm Acknowledge and Alarm Reset button equivalent to pushing one then the other Event Forces an event in the alarm event log and prints the message in the Event Message box Timer Rst Timer Reset acts as the External Timer Reset for any timer channel that has been programmed to be reset externally Total Rst Totalizer Reset acts as the External Totalizer Reset for any totalizer channel that has been programmed to be reset externally Count Rst Pulse Count Reset acts as the External Pulse Count Reset for any Pulse count channel that has been programmed to be reset externally Record Record enable will cause the recorder to start recording as long as the external input is active provided the record setup has been programmed to enable this function Report Print Report will cause a status report MinMaxAvg Min Max Avg Average Reset acts as the External Min Max Avg Reset for any calculated channel that has been programmed to be reset externally Status Shows the current real time status of the digital inputs If

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